Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 21.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with primary in Kenya is 21.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya peaked at 21.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1965.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +82.3% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +52.8% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 Mauritania 22.1% compare
- 31 Iraq 21.9% compare
- 31 Spain 21.9% compare
- 34 Panama 21.4% compare
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.2% compare
- 36 Philippines 20.9% compare
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 25+ with primary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya was 21.6% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary