Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted was 0.9151 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya is 0.9151 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya peaked at 0.9151 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5159 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Kenya 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5222 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5159 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7531 LPIA | +46.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5927 LPIA | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7825 LPIA | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8231 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8144 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8141 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.874 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9151 LPIA | +4.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9151 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6233 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9151 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4515 LPIA, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.596 LPIA | 0.5159 LPIA | 0.7531 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8028 LPIA | 0.7825 LPIA | 0.8231 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8544 LPIA | 0.8141 LPIA | 0.9151 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya was 0.9151 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9151 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5159 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release