School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 11.85 years in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon, 1971–1999
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 1999, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon stood at 11.85 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon peaked at 11.85 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.48 years, in 1971.
That places Gabon 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.48 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.68 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 8.99 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 9.92 years | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 9.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 10.26 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 9.97 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 10.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 10.53 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 11.5 years | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 11.16 years | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.48 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 11.85 years | +3.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 11.85 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 83% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 11.85 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.44 years | 8.48 years | 10.26 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.94 years | 10.19 years | 11.5 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 1 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon was 11.85 years in 1999, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.48 years in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Gabon ranks 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.