School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.4844 years in 2003. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gabon, 1971–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2003, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gabon stood at 0.4844 years. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gabon peaked at 0.4844 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0325 years, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0325 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0574 years | +76.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0619 years | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1589 years | +156.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1959 years | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1942 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.178 years | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2263 years | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3522 years | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3606 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4057 years | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3827 years | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3611 years | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3585 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4274 years | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4452 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4844 years | +8.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.4844 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.14 years, 23% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.4844 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +156.9% | 0.0619 years | 0.1589 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1255 years | 0.0325 years | 0.1959 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3481 years | 0.2263 years | 0.4057 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3929 years | 0.3585 years | 0.4274 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4648 years | 0.4452 years | 0.4844 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 158 Nigeria 0.5734 years compare
- 159 Pakistan 0.5354 years compare
- 160 Ethiopia 0.5109 years compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.4799 years compare
- 163 Seychelles 0.4557 years
- 164 Mauritania 0.449 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, tertiary, male in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Gabon was 0.4844 years in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4844 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Gabon ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release