Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 31.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya is 31.0%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya peaked at 36.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.
That places Kenya 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9% | — |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +141.7% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 21.6% | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 31.1% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 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 20-24 with primary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Kenya was 31.0% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary