Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2095 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2095 LPIA
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
68th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.2095 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1038 LPIA
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya, 2019–2024
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 0.2095 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
That places Kenya 68th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.1509 LPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.1974 LPIA | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1038 LPIA | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1741 LPIA | +67.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2095 LPIA | +20.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2095 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2193 LPIA, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2095 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1126 LPIA, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1509 LPIA | 0.1509 LPIA | 0.1509 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.1712 LPIA | 0.1038 LPIA | 0.2095 LPIA | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya was 0.2095 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 0.2095 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1038 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 80 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 38.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release