Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 12.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
12.0%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.9%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya, 1960–2010

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 0.87 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 0.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 4.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 6.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 9.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 12 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya is 12.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 83.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya peaked at 12.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1965.

Kenya ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 0.9%
1965 0.9% -3.3%
1970 0.9% +3.4%
1975 0.9% +0.0%
1980 1.4% +54.4%
1985 1.4% +0.7%
1990 2.0% +42.1%
1995 4.5% +123.6%
2000 6.5% +46.3%
2005 9.7% +48.4%
2010 12.0% +23.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1980s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 2
1990s 3.2% 2.0% 4.5% 2
2000s 8.1% 6.5% 9.7% 2
2010s 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 117 India 14.0% compare
  2. 118 Togo 14.0% compare
  3. 119 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.7% compare
  4. 121 Morocco 11.7% compare
  5. 122 Papua New Guinea 11.6% compare
  6. 123 Sudan 11.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Kenya was 12.0% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1965.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Kenya ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)