Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.325 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
0.325 LPIA
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
55th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.325 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2194 LPIA
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya is 0.325 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
That places Kenya 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3008 LPIA | 0.3008 LPIA | 0.3008 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2852 LPIA | 0.2194 LPIA | 0.325 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 52 Uruguay 0.3353 LPIA compare
- 53 Hungary 0.3296 LPIA compare
- 54 Croatia 0.3292 LPIA
- 56 Georgia 0.3234 LPIA compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3154 LPIA compare
- 58 Serbia, Republic of 0.3138 LPIA
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya was 0.325 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.325 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2194 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release