Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 0.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.5%
World rank
139th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia, 1960–2010

00.20.40.61960198520101960: 0.31965: 0.31970: 0.31975: 0.31980: 0.331985: 0.361990: 0.461995: 0.532000: 0.532005: 0.532010: 0.54

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1960.

Gambia ranks 139th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Gambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.3%
1965 0.3% +0.0%
1970 0.3% +0.0%
1975 0.3% +0.0%
1980 0.3% +10.0%
1985 0.4% +9.1%
1990 0.5% +27.8%
1995 0.5% +15.2%
2000 0.5% +0.0%
2005 0.5% +0.0%
2010 0.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 136 Morocco 1.2% compare
  2. 137 Papua New Guinea 1.0% compare
  3. 138 Mali 0.7% compare
  4. 140 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
  5. 141 Czechia 0.1% compare
  6. 142 Norway 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Gambia was 0.5% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Gambia ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary