Share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon
Gabon: Share of children who have completed primary school was 74.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 74.2% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon peaked at 74.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1981.
Gabon ranks 136th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.3% | — |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 74.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 74.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.6% | 49.3% | 51.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 52.0% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 57.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 63.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.7% | 74.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Gabon was 74.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1981.
- How does Gabon rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Gabon ranks 136th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.