Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 92.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 92.1% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya peaked at 92.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 68th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.4% | — |
| 2002 | 45.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +95.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.4% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 92.1% | 92.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kenya was 92.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release