Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 30.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
30.6%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
30.6%
in 2010
All-time low
5.3%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya, 1960–2010

1020301960198520101960: 11.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 8.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 5.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 9.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 14.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 14.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 14.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 20.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 23.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 28 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 30.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya stood at 30.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 30.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1970.

That places Kenya 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 11.4%
1965 8.6% -24.2%
1970 5.3% -38.7%
1975 9.5% +78.7%
1980 14.4% +52.1%
1985 14.4% -0.3%
1990 14.3% -0.6%
1995 20.4% +43.1%
2000 23.2% +13.6%
2005 28.0% +20.6%
2010 30.6% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.0% 8.6% 11.4% 2
1970s 7.4% 5.3% 9.5% 2
1980s 14.4% 14.4% 14.4% 2
1990s 17.4% 14.3% 20.4% 2
2000s 25.6% 23.2% 28.0% 2
2010s 30.6% 30.6% 30.6% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 72 Syrian Arab Republic 31.1% compare
  2. 73 Cuba 30.7% compare
  3. 74 Brunei Darussalam 30.7% compare
  4. 76 Macau, China 30.5% compare
  5. 77 Israel 29.9% compare
  6. 78 Guatemala 29.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Kenya was 30.6% 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 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Kenya ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)