Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 1.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.9%
World rank
133rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya, 1960–2010

012341960198520101960: 1.11965: 0.941970: 0.491975: 1.21980: 1.21985: 1.81990: 1.81995: 2.82000: 2.62005: 3.52010: 1.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya stood at 1.9%.

That represents a change of down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya peaked at 3.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1970.

That places Kenya 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.1%
1965 0.9% -17.5%
1970 0.5% -47.9%
1975 1.2% +144.9%
1980 1.2% -1.7%
1985 1.8% +53.4%
1990 1.8% -1.7%
1995 2.8% +59.6%
2000 2.6% -8.1%
2005 3.5% +34.5%
2010 1.9% -44.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 2
1970s 0.8% 0.5% 1.2% 2
1980s 1.5% 1.2% 1.8% 2
1990s 2.3% 1.8% 2.8% 2
2000s 3.1% 2.6% 3.5% 2
2010s 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 130 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.2% compare
  2. 131 Liberia 2.2% compare
  3. 132 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1% compare
  4. 134 Sudan 1.7% compare
  5. 135 Rwanda 1.7% compare
  6. 136 Burundi 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Kenya was 1.9% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
Kenya ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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