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

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 66.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
66.0%
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 1970
All-time low
64.1%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 87.11965: 901970: 93.61975: 89.41980: 83.81985: 83.81990: 83.21995: 69.22000: 67.52005: 64.12010: 66

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya stood at 66.0%.

The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya peaked at 93.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2005.

Kenya ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 87.1%
1965 90.0% +3.4%
1970 93.6% +4.0%
1975 89.4% -4.5%
1980 83.8% -6.3%
1985 83.8% +0.0%
1990 83.2% -0.8%
1995 69.2% -16.8%
2000 67.5% -2.4%
2005 64.1% -5.0%
2010 66.0% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88.6% 87.1% 90.0% 2
1970s 91.5% 89.4% 93.6% 2
1980s 83.8% 83.8% 83.8% 2
1990s 76.2% 69.2% 83.2% 2
2000s 65.8% 64.1% 67.5% 2
2010s 66.0% 66.0% 66.0% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 24 Tunisia 72.3% compare
  2. 25 Maldives 70.3% compare
  3. 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 67.3% compare
  4. 28 Algeria 65.7% compare
  5. 29 Mauritania 63.1% compare
  6. 30 Haiti 63.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kenya was 66.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Kenya ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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