Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon

Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 19.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
19.7%
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2000
All-time low
7.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 7.61965: 9.31970: 101975: 12.51980: 141985: 15.41990: 18.41995: 18.72000: 19.72005: 19.42010: 19.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon is 19.7%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon peaked at 19.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1960.

Gabon ranks 41st 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Gabon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.6%
1965 9.3% +22.7%
1970 10.0% +6.7%
1975 12.5% +25.6%
1980 14.0% +12.1%
1985 15.4% +10.0%
1990 18.4% +18.9%
1995 18.7% +1.7%
2000 19.7% +5.4%
2005 19.4% -1.6%
2010 19.7% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.5% 7.6% 9.3% 2
1970s 11.3% 10.0% 12.5% 2
1980s 14.7% 14.0% 15.4% 2
1990s 18.5% 18.4% 18.7% 2
2000s 19.5% 19.4% 19.7% 2
2010s 19.7% 19.7% 19.7% 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 38 Bangladesh 20.5% compare
  2. 39 Algeria 20.4% compare
  3. 40 Panama 20.1% compare
  4. 42 Luxembourg 18.9% compare
  5. 43 Iraq 18.8% compare
  6. 44 Guatemala 18.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Gabon was 19.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1960.
How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Gabon ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary