Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon

Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 19.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
19.2%
World rank
48th
of 144 countries
All-time high
89.5%
in 1960
All-time low
19.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 89.51965: 87.11970: 82.61975: 77.71980: 671985: 57.71990: 48.41995: 40.32000: 32.42005: 24.82010: 19.2

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon is 19.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon peaked at 89.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2010.

That places Gabon 48th 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 25+ with no education in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 89.5%
1965 87.1% -2.6%
1970 82.6% -5.2%
1975 77.7% -6.0%
1980 67.0% -13.7%
1985 57.7% -14.0%
1990 48.4% -16.0%
1995 40.3% -16.8%
2000 32.4% -19.6%
2005 24.8% -23.5%
2010 19.2% -22.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88.3% 87.1% 89.5% 2
1970s 80.1% 77.7% 82.6% 2
1980s 62.4% 57.7% 67.0% 2
1990s 44.4% 40.3% 48.4% 2
2000s 28.6% 24.8% 32.4% 2
2010s 19.2% 19.2% 19.2% 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 45 Syrian Arab Republic 20.9% compare
  2. 46 Uganda 20.7% compare
  3. 47 Brunei Darussalam 20.6% compare
  4. 49 Honduras 18.7% compare
  5. 50 Zambia 18.4% compare
  6. 51 Cameroon 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Gabon was 19.2% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2010.
How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Gabon ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education