School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 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% |
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
- 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 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