Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, rural, female was 92.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Kenya, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Kenya is 92.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Kenya peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 52nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 56.2% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 82.2% | 84.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 79.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 49 India 93.6% compare
- 50 Bangladesh 93.3% compare
- 51 Panama 93.2% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
- 54 El Salvador 90.0% compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 88.7% 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, rural, female in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Kenya was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, female?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release