Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya

Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 44.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
44.6%
World rank
26th
of 144 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 2010
All-time low
10.5%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 11.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 11 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 15.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 26.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 26.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 34.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 33 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 29.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 23.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 44.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 44.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 44.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 26th 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Kenya, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 11.4%
1965 11.0% -3.6%
1970 10.5% -4.5%
1975 15.6% +48.8%
1980 26.1% +67.1%
1985 26.3% +0.7%
1990 34.6% +31.5%
1995 33.0% -4.4%
2000 29.6% -10.4%
2005 23.3% -21.4%
2010 44.6% +91.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.2% 11.0% 11.4% 2
1970s 13.1% 10.5% 15.6% 2
1980s 26.2% 26.1% 26.3% 2
1990s 33.8% 33.0% 34.6% 2
2000s 26.4% 23.3% 29.6% 2
2010s 44.6% 44.6% 44.6% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 23 Mauritius 45.9% compare
  2. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.2% compare
  3. 25 Guyana 45.0% compare
  4. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.0% compare
  5. 28 Fiji 43.6% compare
  6. 29 Zimbabwe 43.5% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Kenya was 44.6% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
Kenya ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)