How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

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 55-59, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Morocco: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total

Kenya

1.35

in 2010

Morocco

1.48

in 2010

Kenya rank

132nd

Morocco rank

130th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total over time

Kenya
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.48 against 1.35 in Kenya, a difference of 0.13.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 132nd and Morocco ranks 130th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.575	0.135	0.44	Kenya
1970s	0.66	0.175	0.485	Kenya
1980s	1.03	0.23	0.8	Kenya
1990s	1.58	0.425	1.16	Kenya
2000s	1.92	0.865	1.05	Kenya
2010s	1.35	1.48	0.13	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total, Kenya or Morocco?: Morocco, at 1.48 against 1.35 in Kenya as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total between Kenya and Morocco?: 0.13, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?: Kenya ranks 132nd and Morocco ranks 130th 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 55-59, total. 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 55-59, total
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
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.