Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 66.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
66.0%
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 1970
All-time low
66.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 87.11965: 901970: 93.61975: 89.31980: 84.41985: 84.21990: 83.71995: 77.22000: 73.82005: 68.52010: 66

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya stood at 66.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya peaked at 93.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2010.

That places Kenya 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 87.1%
1965 90.0% +3.3%
1970 93.6% +4.1%
1975 89.3% -4.6%
1980 84.4% -5.5%
1985 84.2% -0.3%
1990 83.7% -0.5%
1995 77.2% -7.7%
2000 73.8% -4.5%
2005 68.5% -7.1%
2010 66.0% -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88.5% 87.1% 90.0% 2
1970s 91.5% 89.3% 93.6% 2
1980s 84.3% 84.2% 84.4% 2
1990s 80.5% 77.2% 83.7% 2
2000s 71.1% 68.5% 73.8% 2
2010s 66.0% 66.0% 66.0% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.5% compare
  2. 39 Cambodia 69.8% compare
  3. 40 Haiti 69.0% compare
  4. 42 Malawi 64.4% compare
  5. 43 Syrian Arab Republic 63.1% compare
  6. 44 Mauritania 63.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Kenya ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education