Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 1.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.5 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Kenya peaked at 1.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1970.
That places Kenya 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.65 | — |
| 1965 | 0.5 | -23.1% |
| 1970 | 0.33 | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 0.48 | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 0.68 | +41.7% |
| 1985 | 0.67 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.71 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +42.3% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.29, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.795, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.575 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.405 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.675 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.86 | 0.71 | 1.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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 75+, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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 75+, total?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.