School life expectancy, secondary, male in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.07 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 5.07 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Gabon peaked at 5.07 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.35 years, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 126th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 years | 1.35 years | 2.5 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.65 years | 2.31 years | 2.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 years | 2.67 years | 3.44 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.07 years | 5.07 years | 5.07 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 123 Cayman Islands 5.1 years compare
- 124 South Africa 5.1 years compare
- 125 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 5.09 years compare
- 127 Côte d'Ivoire 5.07 years compare
- 128 Barbados 5.03 years compare
- 129 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.03 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, male in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Gabon was 5.07 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Gabon ranks 126th out of 207 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release