Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 16.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 16.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon peaked at 16.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +47.6% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +81.1% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +42.8% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +36.0% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 50 Germany 17.3% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 17.2% compare
- 52 Macau, China 17.0% compare
- 54 Hong Kong, China 16.5% compare
- 55 Peru 16.2% compare
- 56 Republic of Moldova 16.2% compare
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Gabon was 16.9% 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 tertiary recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Gabon ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)