Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA rural in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA rural was 0.896 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kenya, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya is 0.896 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya peaked at 0.9154 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.856 GPIA, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 71st of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA rural in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.856 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.879 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9154 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8843 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8987 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.896 GPIA | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.896 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7828 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.896 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7696 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.856 GPIA | 0.856 GPIA | 0.856 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.879 GPIA | 0.879 GPIA | 0.879 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.8843 GPIA | 0.9154 GPIA | 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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kenya was 0.896 GPIA 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 0.9154 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 96 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 4.7%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release