Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 19.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya is 19.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 176.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.
That places Kenya 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +56.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +102.1% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +56.8% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +85.2% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +64.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +78.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Kenya was 19.5% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Kenya ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary