Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Gambia

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 89.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
89.9%
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 1960
All-time low
89.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Gambia, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 971965: 96.81970: 96.61975: 96.51980: 95.71985: 94.71990: 93.31995: 91.82000: 91.22005: 90.52010: 89.9

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 89.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Gambia peaked at 97.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2010.

Gambia ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 75+ with no education in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 94.7% -1.0%
1990 93.3% -1.5%
1995 91.8% -1.6%
2000 91.2% -0.7%
2005 90.5% -0.7%
2010 89.9% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.9% 96.8% 97.0% 2
1970s 96.6% 96.5% 96.6% 2
1980s 95.2% 94.7% 95.7% 2
1990s 92.5% 91.8% 93.3% 2
2000s 90.8% 90.5% 91.2% 2
2010s 89.9% 89.9% 89.9% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 10 Niger 90.3% compare
  2. 11 Nepal 90.0% compare
  3. 12 Iraq 90.0% compare
  4. 14 Togo 89.0% compare
  5. 15 Burundi 88.6% compare
  6. 16 Central African Republic 88.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Gambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Gambia was 89.9% 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2010.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Gambia ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education