School completion in Gabon
Gabon: School completion was 74.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74.25
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
136th
of 165 countries
All-time high
74.25
in 2025
All-time low
49.27
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Gabon, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 74.25 for school completion 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, school completion in Gabon peaked at 74.25 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.27, 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.
School completion in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 49.27 | — |
| 1982 | 49.61 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 50.04 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 50.4 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 50.77 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 50.99 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51.23 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.61 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 51.75 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 52.01 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 52.37 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 52.71 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 53.19 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.74 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 54.28 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.79 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 55.23 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.69 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 56.29 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.95 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 57.77 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.65 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 59.57 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.3 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.03 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.63 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.11 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.58 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.06 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.56 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.19 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.87 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.59 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.41 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.28 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.3 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 69.3 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 70.11 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.89 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.73 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.34 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.87 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.38 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.84 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 74.25 | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 74.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 74.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.63 | 49.27 | 51.75 | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.03 | 52.01 | 56.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.36 | 56.95 | 63.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.05 | 63.56 | 70.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.07 | 71.73 | 74.25 | 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 school completion in Gabon?
- School completion in Gabon was 74.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 74.25 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.27 in 1981.
- How does Gabon rank for school completion?
- Gabon ranks 136th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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