School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9648 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.9648 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 1 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9034 GPI, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9378 GPI | 0.9034 GPI | 0.9627 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9828 GPI | 0.971 GPI | 0.9992 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9996 GPI | 0.9972 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.997 GPI | 0.9944 GPI | 1 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9648 GPI | 0.9648 GPI | 0.9648 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9661 GPI compare
- 148 Indonesia 0.9653 GPI compare
- 149 Syria 0.9652 GPI compare
- 151 Laos 0.9647 GPI compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare
- 153 El Salvador 0.9641 GPI compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9641 GPI compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.542 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6821 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4634 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5583 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 139.72 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Gabon was 0.9648 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9034 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.