School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8224 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gabon 110th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8224 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8285 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8358 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8344 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8541 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8658 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8693 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8771 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8956 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8957 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.898 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9027 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9106 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9088 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.918 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9614 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9653 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9444 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9612 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9526 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9523 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +5.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8484 GPIA | 0.8224 GPIA | 0.8771 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.8956 GPIA | 0.9614 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9552 GPIA | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon was 1 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8224 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Gabon ranks 110th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release