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

Gabon: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 29,396 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,396 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
131st
of 202 countries
All-time high
29,396 number
in 2020
All-time low
6,866 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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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 29,396 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Gabon peaked at 29,396 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,866 number, in 1970.

Gabon ranks 131st 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 primary entry in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Gabon, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,866 number —
1971 7,091 number +3.3%
1972 7,423 number +4.7%
1973 7,762 number +4.6%
1974 8,093 number +4.3%
1975 8,398 number +3.8%
1976 8,653 number +3.0%
1977 8,958 number +3.5%
1978 9,245 number +3.2%
1979 9,521 number +3.0%
1980 9,800 number +2.9%
1981 10,097 number +3.0%
1982 10,463 number +3.6%
1983 10,846 number +3.7%
1984 11,235 number +3.6%
1985 11,623 number +3.5%
1986 11,995 number +3.2%
1987 12,437 number +3.7%
1988 12,891 number +3.7%
1989 13,345 number +3.5%
1990 13,782 number +3.3%
1991 14,188 number +2.9%
1992 14,630 number +3.1%
1993 15,057 number +2.9%
1994 15,463 number +2.7%
1995 15,845 number +2.5%
1996 16,204 number +2.3%
1997 16,565 number +2.2%
1998 16,912 number +2.1%
1999 17,232 number +1.9%
2000 17,516 number +1.6%
2001 17,757 number +1.4%
2002 17,970 number +1.2%
2003 18,148 number +1.0%
2004 18,322 number +1.0%
2005 18,529 number +1.1%
2006 18,809 number +1.5%
2007 19,039 number +1.2%
2008 19,325 number +1.5%
2009 19,694 number +1.9%
2010 20,176 number +2.4%
2011 20,800 number +3.1%
2012 21,536 number +3.5%
2013 22,414 number +4.1%
2014 23,371 number +4.3%
2015 24,323 number +4.1%
2016 25,179 number +3.5%
2017 26,315 number +4.5%
2018 27,418 number +4.2%
2019 28,454 number +3.8%
2020 29,396 number +3.3%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 29,396 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 29,396 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,201 number 6,866 number 9,521 number 10
1980s 11,473 number 9,800 number 13,345 number 10
1990s 15,588 number 13,782 number 17,232 number 10
2000s 18,511 number 17,516 number 19,694 number 10
2010s 23,999 number 20,176 number 28,454 number 10
2020s 29,396 number 29,396 number 29,396 number 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 128 Finland 31,268 number compare
  2. 129 Georgia 29,945 number compare
  3. 130 Denmark 29,553 number compare
  4. 132 Slovakia 28,803 number compare
  5. 133 Guinea-Bissau 28,766 number compare
  6. 134 Botswana 27,582 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 29,396 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 29,396 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 6,866 number in 1970.
How does Gabon rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Gabon ranks 131st 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 45.7%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/