Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 4.43 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya is 4.43, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya peaked at 4.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 1960.
That places Kenya 91st 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.78 | — |
| 1965 | 0.89 | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 1.26 | +41.6% |
| 1975 | 1.51 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 2.04 | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 2.71 | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 3.61 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 3.86 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 4.43 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.835 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.51 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.04 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.41 | 3.2 | 3.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.86 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya was 4.43 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+, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.