Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Kenya
Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 19.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Kenya is 19.1%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Kenya peaked at 32.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1965 | 8.7% | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | -38.7% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | +131.1% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | +83.9% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 31.0% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Kenya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)