Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 61.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 61.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gambia peaked at 95.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2010.
Gambia ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.0% | — |
| 1965 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 91.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 86.1% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 92.8% | 91.7% | 93.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 86.1% | 89.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 73.5% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 66.9% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 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+ with no education in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Gambia was 61.8% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Gambia ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education