Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 23.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya stood at 23.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya peaked at 23.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 40-44 with primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2% | — |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +204.6% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +148.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 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 40-44 with primary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Kenya was 23.9% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary