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

Gabon: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 0.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.8
World rank
127th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.81
in 1990
All-time low
0.35
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.351965: 0.361970: 0.381975: 0.391980: 0.771985: 0.791990: 0.811995: 0.532000: 0.552005: 0.582010: 0.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Gabon is 0.8, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Gabon peaked at 0.81 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1960.

Gabon ranks 127th 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 0.355 0.35 0.36 2
1970s 0.385 0.38 0.39 2
1980s 0.78 0.77 0.79 2
1990s 0.67 0.53 0.81 2
2000s 0.565 0.55 0.58 2
2010s 0.8 0.8 0.8 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 124 Cote d'Ivoire 0.86 compare
  2. 125 Iraq 0.85 compare
  3. 126 Togo 0.81 compare
  4. 128 Benin 0.68 compare
  5. 129 Burundi 0.65 compare
  6. 129 Central African Republic 0.65 compare
  7. 129 Sierra Leone 0.65 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Gabon?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Gabon was 0.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1960.
How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Gabon ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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 total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total 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
Last refreshed

Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.