Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 18.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
18.2%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 4.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 3.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 1.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 5.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 5.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 5.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 12.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 16 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya peaked at 18.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 90th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 4.3%
1965 3.1% -28.4%
1970 1.6% -48.1%
1975 3.4% +114.4%
1980 5.6% +63.3%
1985 5.6% -0.4%
1990 5.6% -0.2%
1995 10.3% +84.2%
2000 12.5% +21.4%
2005 16.0% +28.3%
2010 18.2% +13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.7% 3.1% 4.3% 2
1970s 2.5% 1.6% 3.4% 2
1980s 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 2
1990s 7.9% 5.6% 10.3% 2
2000s 14.2% 12.5% 16.0% 2
2010s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 87 Slovenia 20.6% compare
  2. 88 Gabon 19.8% compare
  3. 89 Estonia 19.3% compare
  4. 91 Bangladesh 17.3% compare
  5. 92 Saudi Arabia 16.4% compare
  6. 93 Jordan 16.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Kenya was 18.2% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Kenya ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)