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

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 0.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.6%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.20.30.40.50.61960198520101960: 0.21965: 0.191970: 0.21975: 0.221980: 0.261985: 0.271990: 0.271995: 0.472000: 0.492005: 0.642010: 0.6

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Kenya peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1965.

That places Kenya 122nd 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 65-69 with tertiary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.2%
1965 0.2% -5.0%
1970 0.2% +5.3%
1975 0.2% +10.0%
1980 0.3% +18.2%
1985 0.3% +3.8%
1990 0.3% +0.0%
1995 0.5% +74.1%
2000 0.5% +4.3%
2005 0.6% +30.6%
2010 0.6% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 120 Zimbabwe 0.7% compare
  2. 121 Mali 0.7% compare
  3. 123 Sudan 0.6% compare
  4. 124 Barbados 0.6% compare
  5. 125 Morocco 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Kenya was 0.6% 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 tertiary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1965.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Kenya ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary