Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 9.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia is 9.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia peaked at 9.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1975.
Gambia ranks 132nd 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: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +49.6% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
- 130 Cambodia 10.1% compare
- 131 Mali 9.8% compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 9.1% compare
- 134 Mauritania 8.6% compare
- 135 Maldives 8.0% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia was 9.8% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1975.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)