School enrollment, primary, private in Gabon
Gabon: School enrollment, primary, private was 49.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, primary, private in Gabon stood at 49.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Gabon peaked at 49.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1999.
Gabon ranks 13th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.4% | — |
| 1972 | 48.1% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 39.0% | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +64.4% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +49.6% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 45.5% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 31.1% | 39.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 17.2% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 43.9% | 49.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 enrollment, primary, private in Gabon?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Gabon was 49.1% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1999.
- How does Gabon rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Gabon ranks 13th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.