Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8819 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kenya, 2009β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya is 0.8819 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya peaked at 0.9001 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8017 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Kenya 74th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8017 LPIA | 0.8017 LPIA | 0.8017 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8518 LPIA | 0.8518 LPIA | 0.8518 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8851 LPIA | 0.8703 LPIA | 0.9001 LPIA | 4 |
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya was 0.8819 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9001 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8017 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release