Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education was 36.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
36.8%
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 1970
All-time low
36.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.61965: 94.71970: 94.91975: 921980: 85.31985: 84.21990: 76.81995: 772000: 612005: 612010: 36.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya stood at 36.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya peaked at 94.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2010.

That places Kenya 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 50-54 with no education in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.6%
1965 94.7% +0.1%
1970 94.9% +0.2%
1975 92.0% -3.0%
1980 85.3% -7.3%
1985 84.2% -1.3%
1990 76.8% -8.8%
1995 77.0% +0.2%
2000 61.0% -20.8%
2005 61.0% +0.1%
2010 36.8% -39.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 94.7% 94.6% 94.7% 2
1970s 93.5% 92.0% 94.9% 2
1980s 84.8% 84.2% 85.3% 2
1990s 76.9% 76.8% 77.0% 2
2000s 61.0% 61.0% 61.0% 2
2010s 36.8% 36.8% 36.8% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 42 Tunisia 39.7% compare
  2. 43 Uganda 39.2% compare
  3. 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.2% compare
  4. 46 Nicaragua 30.8% compare
  5. 47 Zambia 29.1% compare
  6. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya was 36.8% 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education?
Kenya ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education
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 50-54 with no education