Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 1.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.5%
World rank
131st
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Kenya, 1960–2010

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 1.11965: 0.911970: 0.51975: 0.491980: 1.21985: 1.21990: 1.81995: 1.72000: 2.62005: 2.22010: 1.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 1.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Kenya peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1975.

Kenya ranks 131st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 65-69 with secondary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.1%
1965 0.9% -20.2%
1970 0.5% -45.1%
1975 0.5% -2.0%
1980 1.2% +142.9%
1985 1.2% -1.7%
1990 1.8% +53.0%
1995 1.7% -2.8%
2000 2.6% +47.7%
2005 2.2% -13.2%
2010 1.5% -34.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 2
1970s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
1980s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 2
1990s 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 2
2000s 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 2
2010s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 128 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.8% compare
  2. 129 Sudan 1.7% compare
  3. 130 Liberia 1.7% compare
  4. 131 Lesotho 1.5% compare
  5. 133 Algeria 1.1% compare
  6. 134 Tanzania 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Kenya was 1.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1975.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Kenya ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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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