Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 51.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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 51.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 51.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1960.
Kenya ranks 10th 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+ with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.5% | — |
| 1965 | 26.9% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 30.1% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 35.6% | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.2% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.9% | 30.1% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.7% | 41.6% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.3% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 7 Guatemala 54.0% compare
- 8 El Salvador 52.0% compare
- 9 Ecuador 51.8% compare
- 11 Paraguay 51.0% compare
- 12 Mauritania 50.9% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 49.6% compare
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+ with primary schooling. in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Kenya was 51.5% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)