Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 4.47 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.47 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya peaked at 4.62 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 93rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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+, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4 | — |
| 1965 | 1.55 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 1.93 | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 2.26 | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 2.83 | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 3.85 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 4.16 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.62 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4.47 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 | 1.4 | 1.55 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 2.83 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3.85 | 4.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.48 | 4.35 | 4.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya was 4.47 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+, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.