Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 35.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
Gabon recorded 35.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Gabon peaked at 35.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 42nd 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1965 | 11.1% | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | +27.8% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 21.8% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 39 Zimbabwe 36.1% compare
- 40 Burundi 36.0% compare
- 41 Colombia 35.8% compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.6% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 35.4% compare
- 45 New Zealand 35.2% compare
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 25+ with primary schooling. in Gabon?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Gabon was 35.6% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)