School age population, one year before than official … female than in Gabon

Gabon: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 28,827 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
28,827 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
128th
of 202 countries
All-time high
28,827 number
in 2020
All-time low
6,894 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon stood at 28,827 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon peaked at 28,827 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,894 number, in 1970.

Gabon ranks 128th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Gabon, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,894 number —
1971 7,105 number +3.1%
1972 7,442 number +4.7%
1973 7,775 number +4.5%
1974 8,090 number +4.1%
1975 8,376 number +3.5%
1976 8,618 number +2.9%
1977 8,909 number +3.4%
1978 9,185 number +3.1%
1979 9,452 number +2.9%
1980 9,722 number +2.9%
1981 10,010 number +3.0%
1982 10,364 number +3.5%
1983 10,732 number +3.6%
1984 11,108 number +3.5%
1985 11,482 number +3.4%
1986 11,842 number +3.1%
1987 12,268 number +3.6%
1988 12,706 number +3.6%
1989 13,142 number +3.4%
1990 13,565 number +3.2%
1991 13,957 number +2.9%
1992 14,388 number +3.1%
1993 14,803 number +2.9%
1994 15,198 number +2.7%
1995 15,567 number +2.4%
1996 15,905 number +2.2%
1997 16,267 number +2.3%
1998 16,607 number +2.1%
1999 16,920 number +1.9%
2000 17,199 number +1.6%
2001 17,438 number +1.4%
2002 17,655 number +1.2%
2003 17,842 number +1.1%
2004 18,019 number +1.0%
2005 18,217 number +1.1%
2006 18,471 number +1.4%
2007 18,716 number +1.3%
2008 19,001 number +1.5%
2009 19,358 number +1.9%
2010 19,825 number +2.4%
2011 20,433 number +3.1%
2012 21,132 number +3.4%
2013 21,977 number +4.0%
2014 22,909 number +4.2%
2015 23,847 number +4.1%
2016 24,710 number +3.6%
2017 25,799 number +4.4%
2018 26,871 number +4.2%
2019 27,892 number +3.8%
2020 28,827 number +3.4%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 28,827 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 28,827 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,185 number 6,894 number 9,452 number 10
1980s 11,338 number 9,722 number 13,142 number 10
1990s 15,318 number 13,565 number 16,920 number 10
2000s 18,192 number 17,199 number 19,358 number 10
2010s 23,540 number 19,825 number 27,892 number 10
2020s 28,827 number 28,827 number 28,827 number 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 125 Finland 29,835 number compare
  2. 126 New Zealand 29,782 number compare
  3. 127 Kuwait 29,777 number compare
  4. 129 Guinea-Bissau 28,324 number compare
  5. 130 Denmark 28,125 number compare
  6. 131 Hong Kong 27,941 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon was 28,827 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 28,827 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 6,894 number in 1970.
How does Gabon rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Gabon ranks 128th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/