School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.8792 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 1999, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon stood at 0.8792 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 0.9129 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3961 GPI, in 1971.
That places Gabon 169th out of 195 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3961 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4159 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4361 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.46 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5331 GPI | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5772 GPI | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6013 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6078 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6447 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6663 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.649 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6625 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6855 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7146 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7353 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7278 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7711 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8818 GPI | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9129 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8409 GPI | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9069 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8849 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8792 GPI | -0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.8792 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.8792 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9023 GPI, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5034 GPI | 0.3961 GPI | 0.6078 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7139 GPI | 0.6447 GPI | 0.8818 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.885 GPI | 0.8409 GPI | 0.9129 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon was 0.8792 GPI in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9129 GPI in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3961 GPI in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 1999.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, secondary, 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.