Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 4.48 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya is 4.48, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya peaked at 6.01 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 134th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.38 | — |
| 1965 | 2.81 | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 3.42 | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 3.78 | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 4.81 | +27.2% |
| 1985 | 5.69 | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 6.01 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 5.49 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 5.5 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.93 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.48 | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 | 2.38 | 2.81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 3.42 | 3.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.25 | 4.81 | 5.69 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.75 | 5.49 | 6.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.71 | 5.5 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Kenya was 4.48 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.