How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total

Cameroon

1.39

in 2010

Kenya

1.5

in 2010

Cameroon rank

111th

Kenya rank

109th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.5 against 1.39 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 111th and Kenya ranks 109th of 144 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.35	0.575	0.225	Kenya
1970s	0.365	0.405	0.04	Kenya
1980s	0.495	0.69	0.195	Kenya
1990s	0.77	0.885	0.115	Kenya
2000s	1.16	1.47	0.31	Kenya
2010s	1.39	1.5	0.11	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 1.5 against 1.39 in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total between Cameroon and Kenya?: 0.11, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total?: Cameroon ranks 111th and Kenya ranks 109th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.