Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 72.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 72.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 82.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.1% | — |
| 1965 | 49.2% | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 56.7% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 64.8% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 75.6% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 52.7% | 56.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 64.8% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 66.7% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 53.8% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kenya was 72.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)