Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 87.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
87.4%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 1960
All-time low
87.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 971965: 96.81970: 96.61975: 96.51980: 95.71985: 94.21990: 93.31995: 91.82000: 91.22005: 90.72010: 87.4

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 87.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia peaked at 97.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2010.

That places Gambia 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 97.0%
1965 96.8% -0.2%
1970 96.6% -0.2%
1975 96.5% -0.1%
1980 95.7% -0.9%
1985 94.2% -1.5%
1990 93.3% -1.0%
1995 91.8% -1.6%
2000 91.2% -0.7%
2005 90.7% -0.5%
2010 87.4% -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.9% 96.8% 97.0% 2
1970s 96.6% 96.5% 96.6% 2
1980s 95.0% 94.2% 95.7% 2
1990s 92.5% 91.8% 93.3% 2
2000s 90.9% 90.7% 91.2% 2
2010s 87.4% 87.4% 87.4% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 5 Afghanistan 90.8% compare
  2. 6 Iraq 90.5% compare
  3. 7 Niger 90.4% compare
  4. 9 Nepal 86.8% compare
  5. 10 Morocco 86.2% compare
  6. 11 Senegal 86.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Gambia was 87.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2010.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Gambia ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education
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 population age 70-74 with no education