School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.19 years in 2001. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon, 1971–2001
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2001, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon stood at 12.19 years. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 12.19 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.36 years, in 1971.
That places Gabon 116th out of 183 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.36 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.57 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.87 years | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 10.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 11.04 years | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 10.8 years | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.6 years | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 11.08 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 10.71 years | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.84 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.2 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 11.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 12.08 years | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 11.67 years | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.15 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.19 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.34 years | 9.36 years | 11.08 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.49 years | 10.84 years | 12.08 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 12.15 years | 12.15 years | 12.15 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 12.19 years | 1 |
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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, both sexes in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gabon was 12.19 years in 2001, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.36 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 116th out of 183 countries with data for 2001.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.