Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia
Gambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 2.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia peaked at 2.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
That places Gambia 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 40-44 with secondary in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 138 Afghanistan 3.1% compare
- 139 Eswatini 3.1% compare
- 140 Niger 2.9% compare
- 142 Rwanda 2.6% compare
- 143 Mozambique 1.8% compare
- 144 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
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 40-44 with secondary in Gambia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Gambia was 2.8% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary