Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education was 81.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
81.3%
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 1970
All-time low
79.3%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.61965: 961970: 97.61975: 95.81980: 93.81985: 93.81990: 93.21995: 83.92000: 82.42005: 79.32010: 81.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya is 81.3%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya peaked at 97.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2005.

That places Kenya 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.6%
1965 96.0% +1.5%
1970 97.6% +1.6%
1975 95.8% -1.8%
1980 93.8% -2.1%
1985 93.8% +0.0%
1990 93.2% -0.6%
1995 83.9% -10.0%
2000 82.4% -1.8%
2005 79.3% -3.8%
2010 81.3% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.3% 94.6% 96.0% 2
1970s 96.7% 95.8% 97.6% 2
1980s 93.8% 93.8% 93.8% 2
1990s 88.6% 83.9% 93.2% 2
2000s 80.8% 79.3% 82.4% 2
2010s 81.3% 81.3% 81.3% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 24 India 84.1% compare
  2. 25 Haiti 82.8% compare
  3. 26 Libya 82.2% compare
  4. 28 Eswatini 80.9% compare
  5. 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.1% compare
  6. 30 Algeria 79.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya was 81.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education?
Kenya ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education
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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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education