Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education was 65.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
65.7%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 1965
All-time low
62.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.61965: 961970: 94.91975: 94.41980: 93.21985: 85.31990: 83.71995: 77.72000: 77.82005: 62.42010: 65.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya is 65.7%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya peaked at 96.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2005.

Kenya ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.6%
1965 96.0% +1.4%
1970 94.9% -1.1%
1975 94.4% -0.5%
1980 93.2% -1.2%
1985 85.3% -8.5%
1990 83.7% -1.8%
1995 77.7% -7.3%
2000 77.8% +0.2%
2005 62.4% -19.8%
2010 65.7% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.3% 94.6% 96.0% 2
1970s 94.7% 94.4% 94.9% 2
1980s 89.3% 85.3% 93.2% 2
1990s 80.7% 77.7% 83.7% 2
2000s 70.1% 62.4% 77.8% 2
2010s 65.7% 65.7% 65.7% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.1% compare
  2. 27 Eswatini 66.9% compare
  3. 28 Maldives 66.9% compare
  4. 30 Tunisia 63.5% compare
  5. 31 Malawi 60.9% compare
  6. 32 Syrian Arab Republic 60.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education in Kenya was 65.7% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education?
Kenya ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education