Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female was 0.77 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.77
World rank
111th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.79
in 2005
All-time low
0.16
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Kenya, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.331965: 0.261970: 0.161975: 0.241980: 0.331985: 0.341990: 0.361995: 0.542000: 0.642005: 0.792010: 0.77

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.77 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in 2010.

That represents a change of up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Kenya peaked at 0.79 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 111th 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 0.295 0.26 0.33 2
1970s 0.2 0.16 0.24 2
1980s 0.335 0.33 0.34 2
1990s 0.45 0.36 0.54 2
2000s 0.715 0.64 0.79 2
2010s 0.77 0.77 0.77 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 108 Bahrain 0.96 compare
  2. 109 Egypt 0.91 compare
  3. 110 Syria 0.8 compare
  4. 111 India 0.77 compare
  5. 113 Mali 0.73 compare
  6. 114 Tanzania 0.66 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Kenya?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female in Kenya was 0.77 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female?
Kenya ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 total schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, female
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

Average years of total schooling, 75+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 75.