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

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 0.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.9%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0.29 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 0.33 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 0.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 0.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 0.39 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 0.68 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 0.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 0.92 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 0.86 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in 2010.

The figure is up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Kenya peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.3%
1965 0.3% -3.3%
1970 0.3% +3.4%
1975 0.3% +10.0%
1980 0.4% +21.2%
1985 0.4% +0.0%
1990 0.4% -2.5%
1995 0.7% +74.4%
2000 0.7% +2.9%
2005 0.9% +31.4%
2010 0.9% -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 2
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 119 Haiti 1.0% compare
  2. 119 Zimbabwe 1.0% compare
  3. 121 Mali 1.0% compare
  4. 123 Sudan 0.8% compare
  5. 124 Barbados 0.8% compare
  6. 125 Morocco 0.7% 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 0.9% 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 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% 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 22.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)