Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Gabon
Gabon: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 67.7% in 2003. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Gabon, 1972–2003
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2003, primary completion rate, total in Gabon stood at 67.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Gabon peaked at 87.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1973.
That places Gabon 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 56.3% | — |
| 1973 | 55.2% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 77.3% | +39.9% |
| 1976 | 81.8% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 75.7% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 78.9% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 82.3% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 71.5% | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 87.7% | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -2.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 67.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 67.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +39.9% | 55.2% | 77.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 55.2% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 61.9% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 55.4% | 64.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.7% | 69.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More aid effectiveness data for Gabon
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 43,458 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 107,871 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 170,452 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 32,914 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 574,983 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 36.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 26,931 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 82,426 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.95 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Gabon?
- Primary completion rate, total in Gabon was 67.7% in 2003, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2003.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.