Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 83.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 83.2% for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya peaked at 83.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 118th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.8% | 57.5% | 59.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 51.8% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 65.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 75.8% | 83.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya was 83.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Kenya ranks 118th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release