Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya stood at 61.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 142.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 81st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.0% | — |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +592.9% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 25.5% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 54.6% | 61.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kenya was 61.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Kenya ranks 81st out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.