Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 4.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 4.9%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gambia peaked at 7.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 132nd 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+ with primary schooling. in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -45.7% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +107.0% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +102.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 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 primary schooling. in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Gambia was 4.9% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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+ 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)