Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon
Gabon: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9517 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.9517 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon peaked at 0.9888 index in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8954 index, in 1971.
That places Gabon 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8954 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.905 index | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.925 index | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9314 index | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9273 index | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9456 index | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9482 index | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.948 index | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.955 index | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9657 index | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9634 index | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9683 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9704 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9732 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9765 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9721 index | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9835 index | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9802 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9888 index | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9869 index | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9858 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9843 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9875 index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9838 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.988 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9839 index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.979 index | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9791 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9511 index | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9517 index | +0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.9517 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.9517 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9312 index | 0.8954 index | 0.955 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9742 index | 0.9634 index | 0.9888 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9861 index | 0.9838 index | 0.988 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9807 index | 0.979 index | 0.9839 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9514 index | 0.9511 index | 0.9517 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gabon was 0.9517 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9888 index in 1989.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8954 index in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gabon ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.