Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 49.4% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya peaked at 49.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1965 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 11.9% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +43.2% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | +35.0% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 23.0% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 34.4% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 46.9% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 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 25+ with primary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Kenya was 49.4% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Kenya ranks 12th 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 5.3%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)