Cameroon vs Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female

Cameroon
4.52
in 2010
Kenya
4.76
in 2010
Cameroon rank
88th
Kenya rank
86th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.76 against 4.52 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.24.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 86th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.245 0.54 0.295 Kenya
1970s 0.465 0.585 0.12 Kenya
1980s 0.945 1.02 0.075 Kenya
1990s 2.07 1.94 0.125 Cameroon
2000s 3.81 3.38 0.42 Cameroon
2010s 4.52 4.76 0.24 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 4.76 against 4.52 in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.24, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female?
Cameroon ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 86th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female
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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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 40-44.