School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 115,869 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
115,869 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
136th
of 205 countries
All-time high
115,869 number
in 2020
All-time low
27,700 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon stood at 115,869 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 115,869 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,700 number, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 136th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,700 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,199 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 28,677 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 29,159 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 29,702 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 30,359 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 31,169 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 32,161 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 33,310 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 34,567 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 35,922 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 37,419 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 39,051 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 40,838 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 42,738 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 44,657 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 46,507 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 48,192 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 49,827 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 51,484 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 53,210 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 55,012 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 56,929 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 58,939 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 61,005 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 63,125 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 65,341 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 67,659 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 70,074 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 72,526 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 74,962 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 77,374 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 79,982 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 82,462 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 84,834 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 87,140 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 89,456 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 92,357 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94,869 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 96,983 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 98,738 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 100,263 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 104,052 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 105,837 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 106,729 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 106,997 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 107,310 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 109,128 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 111,159 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 113,319 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 115,869 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,500 number | 27,700 number | 34,567 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,664 number | 35,922 number | 51,484 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,382 number | 53,210 number | 72,526 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,042 number | 74,962 number | 96,983 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,353 number | 98,738 number | 113,319 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,869 number | 115,869 number | 115,869 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 133 Guinea-Bissau 124,415 number compare
- 134 Albania 120,990 number compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 115,976 number compare
- 137 Armenia 101,798 number compare
- 138 North Macedonia 97,914 number compare
- 139 Namibia 96,055 number compare
More education data for Gabon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.17 (2019)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Gabon was 115,869 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 115,869 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,700 number in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.