Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.58 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.58
World rank
126th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.58
in 2010
All-time low
0.16
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia, 1960–2010

0.20.30.40.50.61960198520101960: 0.161965: 0.171970: 0.181975: 0.21980: 0.241985: 0.291990: 0.381995: 0.462000: 0.52005: 0.542010: 0.58

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia stood at 0.58. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia peaked at 0.58 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1960.

Gambia ranks 126th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.165 0.16 0.17 2
1970s 0.19 0.18 0.2 2
1980s 0.265 0.24 0.29 2
1990s 0.42 0.38 0.46 2
2000s 0.52 0.5 0.54 2
2010s 0.58 0.58 0.58 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 123 Liberia 0.63 compare
  2. 124 Burundi 0.6 compare
  3. 125 Cote d'Ivoire 0.59 compare
  4. 127 Togo 0.55 compare
  5. 128 Iraq 0.53 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Gambia was 0.58 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.58 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1960.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Gambia ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.