Primary enrolment
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Pupils per teacher
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
9 indicators
Education: Gabon in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 43.0%2019 | 122/176 | 10/39 | 14.5%2001 | 35.2%2011 | 43.0%2019 | +28.5 ppsince 2001 | 28.1% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 100.2%2019 | — | — | 129.6%2001 | 129.8%2011 | 100.2%2019 | −33.0 ppsince 2003 | 97.1% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 70.3%2019 | — | — | 48.6%2001 | · | 70.3%2019 | +20.8 ppsince 2002 | 45.9% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 28.8%2019 | — | — | · | · | 28.8%2019 | +14.4 ppsince 1997 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 88.9%2021 | 86/141 | 7/41 | · | · | 88.9%2021 | — | 68.7% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 94.0%2021 | 95/148 | 8/42 | · | 94.4%2012 | 94.0%2021 | — | 79.0% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 24.52011 | — | — | 49.22001 | 24.52011 | · | −50%since 2001 | 37.4 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.3%2023 | 162/184 | 36/43 | 3.8% | 3.1% | 3.4% | −0.7 ppsince 2013 | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.6%2023 | 78/179 | 25/42 | 17.7% | 13.3% | 15.8% | +4.8 ppsince 2013 | 15.4% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+28.5 pp43.0% in 2019
- Secondary enrolment+20.8 pp70.3% in 2019
- Pupils per teacher−50%24.5 in 2011
Worse than ten years ago
- Out-of-school children+14.4 pp28.8% in 2019
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Gabon and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Gabon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Gabon | Angola | Cameroon | Republic of the Congo | Equatorial Guinea | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 43.0%2019 | 39.6%2016 | 35.6%2019 | 14.3%2018 | 43.4%2015 | 50.3%2016 |
| Primary enrolment | 100.2%2019 | 86.7%2023 | 114.4%2024 | 87.9%2023 | 47.5%2015 | 110.4%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment | 70.3%2019 | 51.5%2023 | 44.8%2023 | 50.5%2012 | 17.8%2005 | 90.4%2017 |
| Out-of-school children | 28.8%2019 | 36.8%2023 | 3.8%2024 | 17.1%2023 | 65.6%2015 | 2.9%2017 |
| Adult literacy | 88.9%2021 | 68.2%2023 | 72.6%2018 | 76.1%2005 | — | 87.4%2019 |
| Youth literacy | 94.0%2021 | 80.7%2023 | 81.9%2018 | 78.6%2005 | — | 95.5%2019 |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.52011 | 50.02015 | 44.82018 | 44.42012 | 23.22015 | 31.22017 |
| Education spending | 2.3%2023 | 2.5%2023 | 2.8%2023 | 3.3%2023 | — | 5.0%2023 |
| Education, % of budget | 13.6%2023 | 6.5%2025 | 13.8%2024 | 14.7%2023 | — | 18.1%2024 |