Population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon

Gabon: Population of compulsory school age, female was 226,304 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
226,304 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
226,304 number
in 2019
All-time low
143,404 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 143.4k number1999: 147.2k number2000: 150.8k number2001: 154.3k number2002: 157.7k number2003: 160.9k number2004: 163.9k number2005: 166.8k number2006: 169.6k number2007: 172.0k number2008: 174.2k number2009: 176.5k number2010: 179.1k number2011: 182.3k number2012: 185.5k number2013: 189.2k number2014: 193.6k number2015: 198.7k number2016: 204.1k number2017: 211.1k number2018: 218.5k number2019: 226.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 226,304 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon peaked at 226,304 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 143,404 number, in 1998.

Gabon ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Gabon, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 143,404 number —
1999 147,153 number +2.6%
2000 150,783 number +2.5%
2001 154,258 number +2.3%
2002 157,696 number +2.2%
2003 160,917 number +2.0%
2004 163,943 number +1.9%
2005 166,824 number +1.8%
2006 169,598 number +1.7%
2007 172,017 number +1.4%
2008 174,211 number +1.3%
2009 176,468 number +1.3%
2010 179,105 number +1.5%
2011 182,324 number +1.8%
2012 185,469 number +1.7%
2013 189,205 number +2.0%
2014 193,631 number +2.3%
2015 198,670 number +2.6%
2016 204,096 number +2.7%
2017 211,142 number +3.5%
2018 218,529 number +3.5%
2019 226,304 number +3.6%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 226,304 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 42% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 226,304 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 145,278 number 143,404 number 147,153 number 2
2000s 164,672 number 150,783 number 176,468 number 10
2010s 198,848 number 179,105 number 226,304 number 10

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 121 Gambia 261,483 number compare
  2. 122 Kuwait 239,800 number compare
  3. 123 Hong Kong 234,874 number compare
  4. 125 Georgia 222,866 number compare
  5. 126 Guinea-Bissau 218,758 number compare
  6. 127 Armenia 216,636 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Gabon was 226,304 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 226,304 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 143,404 number in 1998.
How does Gabon rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Gabon ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.