Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.2 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon stood at 1.2 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 1.2 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6567 index, in 1981.
That places Gabon 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6567 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6692 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6828 index | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6984 index | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7165 index | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7322 index | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7534 index | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7731 index | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7873 index | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7977 index | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8128 index | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8252 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8361 index | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.845 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8532 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8653 index | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8735 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.889 index | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9063 index | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9258 index | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9544 index | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9812 index | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 index | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.13 index | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 index | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.16 index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.16 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.17 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.17 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.17 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.19 index | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2 index | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.2 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.2 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7188 index | 0.6567 index | 0.7873 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8504 index | 0.7977 index | 0.9063 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.9258 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.1 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.17 index | 1.2 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon was 1.2 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6567 index in 1981.
- How does Gabon rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.