Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total was 1.93 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total 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 secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Kenya is 1.93, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Kenya peaked at 1.93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 111th 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 25-29, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.13 | — |
| 1965 | 0.18 | +38.5% |
| 1970 | 0.28 | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 0.53 | +89.3% |
| 1980 | 0.74 | +39.6% |
| 1985 | 1 | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 1.23 | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.93 | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.155 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.405 | 0.28 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.87 | 0.74 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Kenya was 1.93 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 25-29, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Kenya ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 25-29.