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

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total was 1.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.5
World rank
109th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.53
in 2005
All-time low
0.33
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Kenya, 1960–2010

0.250.50.7511.21.51960198520101960: 0.651965: 0.51970: 0.331975: 0.481980: 0.671985: 0.711990: 0.721995: 1.12000: 1.42005: 1.52010: 1.5

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Kenya is 1.5, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Kenya peaked at 1.53 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 109th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.575 0.5 0.65 2
1970s 0.405 0.33 0.48 2
1980s 0.69 0.67 0.71 2
1990s 0.885 0.72 1.05 2
2000s 1.47 1.41 1.53 2
2010s 1.5 1.5 1.5 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 106 Guatemala 1.72 compare
  2. 107 Mauritania 1.66 compare
  3. 108 Egypt 1.56 compare
  4. 110 Malawi 1.41 compare
  5. 111 Cameroon 1.39 compare
  6. 112 Bahrain 1.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Kenya?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Kenya was 1.5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total?
Kenya ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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