Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 2.82 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia is 2.82, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia peaked at 2.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 1960.
That places Gambia 138th 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.38 | — |
| 1965 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.43 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.46 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.68 | +47.8% |
| 1985 | 0.95 | +39.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 1.8 | +45.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 2.82 | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.385 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.445 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.815 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.52 | 1.24 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.99 | 2.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Gambia was 2.82 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 25+, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Gambia ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.