Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 8.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon stood at 8.99. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon peaked at 8.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 67th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.61 | — |
| 1965 | 2.04 | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 2.44 | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 3.42 | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 4.44 | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 5.41 | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 6.17 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 6.99 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 7.8 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 8.41 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.99 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 | 1.61 | 2.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.93 | 2.44 | 3.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.93 | 4.44 | 5.41 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.58 | 6.17 | 6.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.11 | 7.8 | 8.41 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.99 | 8.99 | 8.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 17.42 % change on previous year (2003)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 110,455 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 105,370 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75,396 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10,076 (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Gabon was 8.99 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Gabon ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.