School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 5.21 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 5.21 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 5.21 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.932 years, in 1971.
That places Gabon 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.932 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.04 years | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.28 years | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 1.5 years | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 1.74 years | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 1.81 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.99 years | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 1.91 years | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.89 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.01 years | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 2 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.1 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.24 years | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 2.35 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.54 years | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 2.5 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.58 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.47 years | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.54 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 years | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 3.19 years | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 3.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.1 years | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.4 years | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.21 years | +50.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 5.21 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.89 years, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 5.21 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.05 years, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +50.5% | 3.46 years | 5.21 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 years | 0.932 years | 1.99 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.27 years | 1.89 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 years | 2.54 years | 3.22 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.43 years | 3.4 years | 3.46 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.21 years | 5.21 years | 5.21 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 125 French Polynesia 5.23 years compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 5.21 years compare
- 127 Bermuda 5.21 years compare
- 129 East Timor 5.2 years compare
- 130 Belize 5.19 years compare
- 131 Philippines 5.16 years compare
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, secondary, both sexes in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gabon was 5.21 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.932 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release