School completion, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.5553 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
School completion, annual growth rate in Gabon, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.5553 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 1.57 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2713 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Gabon ranks 55th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.6901 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.8668 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7194 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7341 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4333 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4707 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7418 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2713 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5024 % change on previous year | +85.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6922 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6492 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9106 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 1 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9396 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8031 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8329 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9831 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7788 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7567 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.767 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7929 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9912 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8504 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7327 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6999 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6269 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5553 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5553 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 7.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.5553 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 % change on previous year, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6159 % change on previous year | 0.2713 % change on previous year | 0.8668 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8446 % change on previous year | 0.5024 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.7567 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 0.7929 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.775 % change on previous year | 0.5553 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6985 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Namibia 0.6534 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Honduras 0.6065 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.5169 % change on previous year compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.4933 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nigeria 0.4185 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Gabon was 0.5553 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2713 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Gabon rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 55th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.