Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education was 19.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 19.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Kenya peaked at 88.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 43rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.4% | — |
| 1965 | 86.1% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 83.3% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 79.8% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 75.6% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.2% | 86.1% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 79.8% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 58.1% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 41.4% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 15.7% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 40 Syrian Arab Republic 21.6% compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 20.1% compare
- 42 Myanmar 20.0% compare
- 44 Libya 18.9% compare
- 45 Nicaragua 18.4% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 14.7% 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 35-39 with no education in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Kenya was 19.4% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education