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

Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. was 7.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.5%
World rank
97th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.5%
in 2010
All-time low
1.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

24681960198520101960: 1.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 2.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 4.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 6.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 7.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 7.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Gambia recorded 7.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Gambia peaked at 7.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1960.

That places Gambia 97th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Gambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.9%
1965 2.1% +10.1%
1970 2.3% +9.7%
1975 2.5% +10.1%
1980 3.1% +22.8%
1985 3.8% +24.1%
1990 4.9% +28.1%
1995 6.0% +23.0%
2000 6.6% +9.5%
2005 7.2% +9.3%
2010 7.5% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 2
1970s 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2
1980s 3.4% 3.1% 3.8% 2
1990s 5.4% 4.9% 6.0% 2
2000s 6.9% 6.6% 7.2% 2
2010s 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 94 Haiti 7.7% compare
  2. 95 Paraguay 7.7% compare
  3. 96 Guatemala 7.7% compare
  4. 98 Malaysia 7.2% compare
  5. 99 Ecuador 6.9% compare
  6. 100 Eswatini 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Gambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Gambia was 7.5% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1960.
How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling.?
Gambia ranks 97th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)