Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 3.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya stood at 3.98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya peaked at 5.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 109th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.55 | — |
| 1965 | 1.93 | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 2.63 | +36.3% |
| 1975 | 2.84 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.8 | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 4.86 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 5.02 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.8 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.57 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.82 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 | 1.55 | 1.93 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 2.63 | 2.84 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.33 | 3.8 | 4.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.91 | 4.8 | 5.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.7 | 4.57 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.98 | 3.98 | 3.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Kenya was 3.98 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.