Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 19.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 19.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kenya peaked at 71.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2010.
That places Kenya 41st 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 population age 15+ with no education in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.9% | — |
| 1965 | 69.7% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 64.5% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 56.0% | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 46.0% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.8% | 69.7% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.2% | 56.0% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 36.8% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 26.1% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kenya was 19.7% 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+ with no education recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education