Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total was 5.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.54 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Kenya peaked at 5.65 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 1960.
That places Kenya 68th 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 20-24, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.95 | — |
| 1965 | 2.18 | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 3.15 | +44.5% |
| 1975 | 3.41 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 4.06 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 4.58 | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 5.65 | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 5.58 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.34 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.61 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.54 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 | 1.95 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.28 | 3.15 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.32 | 4.06 | 4.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.62 | 5.58 | 5.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 5.34 | 5.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.54 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 65 Norway 5.59 compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 5.57 compare
- 66 New Zealand 5.57 compare
- 69 Guyana 5.48 compare
- 70 Gabon 5.44 compare
- 71 Syrian Arab Republic 5.37 compare
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Kenya was 5.54 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 20-24, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.