Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 4.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya stood at 4.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya peaked at 10.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 136th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +40.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +51.3% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +54.8% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +87.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.7% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 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 55-59 with secondary in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Kenya was 4.2% 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 secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)