Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 1.31 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya stood at 1.31. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya peaked at 1.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 114th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.07 | — |
| 1965 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +72.7% |
| 1980 | 0.31 | +63.2% |
| 1985 | 0.41 | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.56 | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 1.31 | +11.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.9 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Kenya was 1.31 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Kenya ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.