Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.9432 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Kenya is 0.9432 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Kenya peaked at 0.9432 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6962 LPIA, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 51st of 83 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.
Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.719 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7359 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8827 LPIA | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6962 LPIA | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8823 LPIA | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8839 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8456 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8703 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9125 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9432 LPIA | +3.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9432 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8784 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9432 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6623 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7584 LPIA | 0.6962 LPIA | 0.8827 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8831 LPIA | 0.8823 LPIA | 0.8839 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8929 LPIA | 0.8456 LPIA | 0.9432 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Kenya was 0.9432 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9432 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6962 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release