Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 25.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
25.1%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2005
All-time low
5.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010

510152025301960198520101960: 7.11965: 6.51970: 5.71975: 121980: 19.31985: 19.21990: 27.71995: 26.42000: 28.42005: 29.22010: 25.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 25.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya peaked at 29.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 15th 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 40-44 with primary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.1%
1965 6.5% -9.1%
1970 5.7% -11.8%
1975 12.0% +110.4%
1980 19.3% +61.1%
1985 19.2% -0.5%
1990 27.7% +44.1%
1995 26.4% -4.6%
2000 28.4% +7.7%
2005 29.2% +2.8%
2010 25.1% -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.8% 6.5% 7.1% 2
1970s 8.8% 5.7% 12.0% 2
1980s 19.3% 19.2% 19.3% 2
1990s 27.1% 26.4% 27.7% 2
2000s 28.9% 28.4% 29.2% 2
2010s 25.1% 25.1% 25.1% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.3% compare
  2. 13 Guatemala 27.1% compare
  3. 14 Honduras 26.6% compare
  4. 16 Zambia 24.2% compare
  5. 17 Nicaragua 24.0% compare
  6. 18 Namibia 22.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya was 25.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Kenya ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted 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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