School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, primary, male was 8.6 years in 2011. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon, 1971–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon is 8.6 years, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon peaked at 9.31 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 8.12 years, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 5th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.82 years | 8.62 years | 9.31 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.88 years | 8.72 years | 9.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.57 years | 8.15 years | 9.14 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.29 years | 8.12 years | 8.47 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6 years | 8.6 years | 8.6 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Gabon was 8.6 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.31 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 years in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Gabon ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.