Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 70.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 70.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
The figure is up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya peaked at 84.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1960.
That places Kenya 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.9% | — |
| 1965 | 37.9% | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 45.0% | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 61.7% | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +36.2% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.4% | 32.9% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.1% | 45.0% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 61.7% | 84.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 72.5% | 78.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 53.2% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Kenya was 70.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)