Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 81.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2012, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya peaked at 81.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 159th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.6% | — |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 60.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 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 adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kenya was 81.2% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Kenya ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.