Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.38 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon stood at 1.38 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 1.38 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2892 index, in 1981.
Gabon ranks 7th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2892 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2993 index | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3109 index | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3269 index | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3445 index | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3626 index | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3811 index | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3899 index | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4065 index | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4281 index | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4498 index | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4706 index | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4879 index | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5056 index | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5232 index | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5396 index | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5538 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.581 index | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.617 index | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6538 index | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6902 index | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7364 index | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7894 index | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8498 index | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.914 index | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9602 index | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.984 index | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 index | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.12 index | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 index | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.19 index | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22 index | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.25 index | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 index | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.28 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.29 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.32 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.34 index | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36 index | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.38 index | +1.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.38 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.38 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3457 index | 0.2892 index | 0.4065 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5157 index | 0.4281 index | 0.617 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.863 index | 0.6538 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 index | 1.07 index | 1.29 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 index | 1.29 index | 1.38 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon was 1.38 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2892 index in 1981.
- How does Gabon rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.