Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 12.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
12.9%
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
68th
of 89 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.9%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya is 12.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
That places Kenya 68th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 12.9% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kenya was 12.9% 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 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 89 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 35.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release