School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.938 GPIA in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 1999, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon stood at 0.938 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon peaked at 0.9446 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8202 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Gabon 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8202 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8245 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.832 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8454 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.854 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8584 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8675 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8829 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8805 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8858 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9003 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9065 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9446 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.938 GPIA | -0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.938 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.938 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8431 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 0.8675 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9001 GPIA | 0.8805 GPIA | 0.9446 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.938 GPIA | 0.938 GPIA | 0.938 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon was 0.938 GPIA in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9446 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8202 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Gabon ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release