Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 6.14 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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+, total in Kenya is 6.14, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya peaked at 6.25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 109th 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+, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.52 | — |
| 1965 | 1.71 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 2.17 | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 2.66 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 3.41 | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 4.13 | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 4.78 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 5.26 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 5.69 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 6.25 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 6.14 | -1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.93, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.71 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 2.17 | 2.66 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.77 | 3.41 | 4.13 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.02 | 4.78 | 5.26 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.97 | 5.69 | 6.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Kenya was 6.14 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+, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.