School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon

Gabon: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.85 years in 1999. β–² Rising

Latest (1999)
11.85 years
World rank
122nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.85 years
in 1999
All-time low
8.48 years
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–1999

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Gabon, 1971–1999

02.557.51012.51971198519991971: 8.5 years1972: 8.7 years1973: 9 years1976: 9.9 years1977: 9.8 years1978: 10.3 years1979: 10 years1980: 10.2 years1983: 10.5 years1984: 10.8 years1987: 11.5 years1988: 11.2 years1989: 11.5 years1999: 11.9 years

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 119 Kiribati 12.25 years compare
  2. 120 Eswatini 12.19 years compare
  3. 121 Gibraltar 12.12 years compare
  4. 123 Ghana 11.83 years compare
  5. 124 India 11.65 years compare
  6. 125 Moldova 11.61 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Gabon

All data for Gabon β†’

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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.