Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 2.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia peaked at 2.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 135th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +160.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +279.5% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Gambia was 2.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Gambia ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary