Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.8 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia stood at 0.8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia peaked at 0.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.
That places Gambia 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.09 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.14 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.19 | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 0.26 | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4 | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.165 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.525 | 0.45 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female in Gambia was 0.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Gambia ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 25.