School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.21 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gabon, 1971β2019
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.
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 Timor-Leste 5.2 years compare
- 130 Belize 5.19 years compare
- 131 Philippines 5.16 years compare
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, 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