School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon

Gabon: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 0.8792 GPI in 1999. ▲ Rising

Latest (1999)
0.8792 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
169th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9129 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.3961 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
23
1971–1999

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–1999

00.20.40.60.811971198519991971: 0.396 GPI1972: 0.416 GPI1973: 0.436 GPI1974: 0.46 GPI1976: 0.533 GPI1977: 0.577 GPI1978: 0.601 GPI1979: 0.608 GPI1980: 0.645 GPI1981: 0.666 GPI1982: 0.649 GPI1983: 0.663 GPI1984: 0.686 GPI1985: 0.715 GPI1986: 0.735 GPI1987: 0.728 GPI1988: 0.771 GPI1989: 0.882 GPI1994: 0.913 GPI1995: 0.841 GPI1996: 0.907 GPI1997: 0.885 GPI1999: 0.879 GPI

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 166 Eritrea 0.8918 GPI compare
  2. 167 Kenya 0.8898 GPI compare
  3. 168 Mozambique 0.8854 GPI compare
  4. 170 Pakistan 0.8703 GPI compare
  5. 171 Congo 0.8663 GPI compare
  6. 172 Cameroon 0.8485 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.