Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 28.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
28.8%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.6%
in 1970
All-time low
28.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 87.11965: 87.31970: 87.61975: 81.61980: 70.61985: 69.51990: 60.61995: 60.12000: 57.52005: 60.92010: 28.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya stood at 28.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya peaked at 87.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2010.

That places Kenya 40th 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 50-54 with no education in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 87.1%
1965 87.3% +0.3%
1970 87.6% +0.3%
1975 81.6% -6.8%
1980 70.6% -13.5%
1985 69.5% -1.6%
1990 60.6% -12.8%
1995 60.1% -0.8%
2000 57.5% -4.3%
2005 60.9% +5.9%
2010 28.8% -52.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 87.2% 87.1% 87.3% 2
1970s 84.6% 81.6% 87.6% 2
1980s 70.0% 69.5% 70.6% 2
1990s 60.3% 60.1% 60.6% 2
2000s 59.2% 57.5% 60.9% 2
2010s 28.8% 28.8% 28.8% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 37 Cambodia 31.5% compare
  2. 38 Congo 30.9% compare
  3. 39 Saudi Arabia 30.5% compare
  4. 41 Nicaragua 28.3% compare
  5. 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.2% compare
  6. 43 Uganda 26.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Kenya was 28.8% 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2010.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
Kenya ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education