Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 19.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 19.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 33.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1965.
That places Kenya 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1965 | 8.7% | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +83.9% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 14.2% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.8% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
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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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Kenya was 19.1% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)