School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.09 years in 1999. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon, 1971β1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon is 11.09 years, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon peaked at 11.09 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 140th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.85 years | 7.71 years | 9.77 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.29 years | 9.71 years | 10.81 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.09 years | 11.09 years | 11.09 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon was 11.09 years in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.09 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Gabon ranks 140th out of 178 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release