Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total was 0.09 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia is 0.09, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia peaked at 0.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | — |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total in Gambia was 0.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 50-54.