School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.37 years in 2019. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 5.37 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon peaked at 8.73 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.37 years, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 142nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.35 years | 8.02 years | 8.73 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.44 years | 8.19 years | 8.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1 years | 7.64 years | 8.62 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.05 years | 7.84 years | 8.23 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.72 years | 5.37 years | 8.08 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
- Primary education, teachers 10,935 (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon was 5.37 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 years in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release