Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon

Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 14.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
14.7%
World rank
50th
of 144 countries
All-time high
80.7%
in 1960
All-time low
14.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 80.71965: 75.91970: 71.61975: 64.41980: 57.11985: 481990: 39.71995: 29.22000: 22.12005: 17.82010: 14.7

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon stood at 14.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon peaked at 80.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2010.

That places Gabon 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 80.7%
1965 75.9% -5.9%
1970 71.6% -5.6%
1975 64.4% -10.1%
1980 57.1% -11.3%
1985 48.0% -15.9%
1990 39.7% -17.4%
1995 29.2% -26.3%
2000 22.1% -24.3%
2005 17.8% -19.8%
2010 14.7% -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78.3% 75.9% 80.7% 2
1970s 68.0% 64.4% 71.6% 2
1980s 52.5% 48.0% 57.1% 2
1990s 34.5% 29.2% 39.7% 2
2000s 20.0% 17.8% 22.1% 2
2010s 14.7% 14.7% 14.7% 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 16.2% compare
  2. 48 Singapore 15.3% compare
  3. 49 Viet Nam 15.2% compare
  4. 51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.2% compare
  5. 52 Zambia 14.0% compare
  6. 53 Honduras 13.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gabon was 14.7% 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+ with no education recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2010.
How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Gabon ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
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 population age 15+ with no education