Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 29.5% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon is 29.5%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gabon peaked at 35.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1960.
That places Gabon 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.8% | — |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 20.4% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 27.7% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 20.4% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 25.4% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 29.4% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- 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)
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 29.5% 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 35.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Gabon ranks 55th 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 17.6%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)