School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9527 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.9527 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 1999.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 0.9548 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8287 GPI, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 142nd of 175 countries on this measure, 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, gender parity index (GPI) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8287 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8297 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8354 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8484 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.857 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8616 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8712 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8874 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8871 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8931 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9095 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9162 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9548 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9527 GPI | -0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.9527 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.9527 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8474 GPI | 0.8287 GPI | 0.8712 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.908 GPI | 0.8871 GPI | 0.9548 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9527 GPI | 0.9527 GPI | 0.9527 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Gabon was 0.9527 GPI in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9548 GPI in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8287 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 142nd out of 175 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.