Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 18.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon stood at 18.5%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon peaked at 21.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 48th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.7% | — |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +27.6% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon was 18.5% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary