Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 94.8% for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 83 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, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.2% | — |
| 2003 | 71.2% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +3.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 94.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 94.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.8%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 71.2% | 87.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 88.6% | 91.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 86.2% | 94.8% | 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, urban, both sexes in Kenya?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release