School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4153 years in 2003. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gabon, 1971–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.4153 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2003. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gabon peaked at 0.4153 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 years, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 156th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0852 years | 0.0199 years | 0.1305 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2577 years | 0.1603 years | 0.3007 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3106 years | 0.2648 years | 0.3564 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4095 years | 0.4038 years | 0.4153 years | 2 |
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More education data for Gabon
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2019)
- Primary education, teachers 10,935 (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Gabon was 0.4153 years in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4153 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Gabon ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.