Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 8.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.3%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
85th
of 112 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2024
All-time low
4.8%
in 2020
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 %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
That places Kenya 85th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.5% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +17.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 8.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 8.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 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 8.3% 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 8.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 112 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 28.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release