Gabon's adult literacy rose from 72.2 % in 1993 to 88.9 % in 2021.
Gabon's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 126.7 % in 1971 to 100.2 % in 2019.
Gabon · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
32nd of 48 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Gabon's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 93.2 % in 1993 to 94.0 % in 2021.
Gabon's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 13.3 % in 1971 to 70.3 % in 2019.
Gabon's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.4 % in 1971 to 7.7 % in 2003.
Gabon's children out of school, primary rose from 4,716 in 1975 to 77,438 in 2019.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.7 pts96th of 123*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs128th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.7 yrs64th of 145
- Learning poverty6th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts100th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.2 pts55th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −31.9 %86th of 142*
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