Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 27.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.5%
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 1990
All-time low
15.1%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 17.31965: 15.11970: 16.71975: 21.51980: 23.51985: 29.61990: 35.81995: 31.62000: 35.42005: 26.92010: 27.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya stood at 27.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya peaked at 35.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1965.

Kenya ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.3%
1965 15.1% -12.8%
1970 16.7% +10.6%
1975 21.5% +28.7%
1980 23.5% +9.3%
1985 29.6% +25.7%
1990 35.8% +21.1%
1995 31.6% -11.7%
2000 35.4% +11.8%
2005 26.9% -23.9%
2010 27.5% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.2% 15.1% 17.3% 2
1970s 19.1% 16.7% 21.5% 2
1980s 26.5% 23.5% 29.6% 2
1990s 33.7% 31.6% 35.8% 2
2000s 31.1% 26.9% 35.4% 2
2010s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.9% compare
  2. 5 Cambodia 30.5% compare
  3. 6 Lesotho 27.7% compare
  4. 8 Guatemala 25.2% compare
  5. 9 El Salvador 24.2% compare
  6. 10 Kuwait 21.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya was 27.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1965.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Kenya ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Incomplete Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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