Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 1.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia is 1.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia peaked at 1.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1975.
Gambia ranks 133rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.6%, 25% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 60-64 with primary in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Gambia was 1.6% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1975.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)