Gabon - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Gabon was 5.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 2012.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 5.00
2013 5.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 5.00
2017 5.00
2018 5.00
2019 5.00
2020 5.00
2021 5.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Gabon was 317,946 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 317,946 in 2011 and a minimum value of 100,625 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 100,625
1972 105,601
1973 110,466
1974 114,172
1975 121,407
1976 128,552
1977 130,398
1978 140,632
1979 141,569
1980 148,520
1981 155,081
1982 160,349
1983 165,559
1984 172,201
1985 178,813
1986 183,607
1987 191,280
1988 195,049
1989 207,023
1992 210,000
1994 229,713
1995 247,018
1996 250,693
1997 256,171
1999 265,244
2001 265,714
2002 281,871
2003 279,816
2011 317,946

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Gabon was 48.83 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 49.71 in 1987, while its lowest value was 47.59 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47.59
1972 47.83
1973 48.34
1974 48.48
1975 48.59
1976 48.80
1977 48.84
1978 48.81
1979 48.97
1980 49.22
1981 49.14
1982 49.25
1983 49.28
1984 49.34
1985 49.41
1986 49.28
1987 49.71
1988 49.47
1989 49.68
1992 49.61
1994 49.58
1995 49.54
1996 49.62
1997 49.55
1999 49.66
2001 49.58
2002 49.45
2003 49.45
2011 48.83

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Gabon was 12,961 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,961 in 2011 and a minimum value of 2,211 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,211
1972 2,414
1973 2,225
1974 2,339
1975 2,412
1976 2,664
1977 2,746
1978 2,866
1979 3,088
1980 3,466
1981 3,441
1982 3,526
1983 3,781
1984 3,802
1985 3,837
1986 4,008
1987 4,083
1988 4,229
1989 4,289
1992 4,782
1995 4,709
1996 4,943
1997 4,605
1999 5,107
2001 5,399
2002 6,612
2003 7,764
2011 12,961

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Gabon was 56.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 56.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.79 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 14.79
1972 17.36
1973 19.10
1974 18.90
1975 21.02
1976 20.08
1977 22.14
1978 22.26
1979 25.03
1980 28.79
1981 27.29
1982 28.36
1983 29.57
1984 29.96
1985 33.96
1986 35.15
1987 34.68
1988 36.65
1989 36.47
1995 44.04
1996 39.21
1997 41.41
1999 43.25
2001 47.82
2002 46.23
2003 44.65
2011 52.85
2019 56.85

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes