Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 1.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.6%
World rank
135th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.9%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia, 1960–2010

00.511.51960198520101960: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 0.94 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 0.87 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 0.98 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 1.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 1.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 1.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia peaked at 1.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1985.

That places Gambia 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Gambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 0.9%
1965 0.9% +0.0%
1970 0.9% +0.0%
1975 0.9% +0.0%
1980 0.9% +4.4%
1985 0.9% -7.4%
1990 1.0% +12.6%
1995 1.1% +13.3%
2000 1.1% +0.0%
2005 1.0% -7.2%
2010 1.6% +53.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 2
2000s 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 2
2010s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 132 Morocco 2.8% compare
  2. 133 Mozambique 2.1% compare
  3. 134 Iraq 1.8% compare
  4. 136 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
  5. 137 Niger 1.4% compare
  6. 138 Germany 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Gambia was 1.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1985.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Gambia ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)