Completion rate, primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, male was 88.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, male in Kenya stood at 88.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 56th out of 88 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 52.2% | 75.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.2% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 74.0% | 88.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 53 Suriname 90.5% compare
- 54 El Salvador 88.8% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 88.6% compare
- 57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.4% compare
- 58 Nepal 87.0% compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 86.4% compare
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 in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Kenya was 88.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release