Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 47.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 47.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.8% | — |
| 1965 | 19.0% | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 16.8% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | +57.0% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 34.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 16.8% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 34.6% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 33.0% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Kenya was 47.6% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)