Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.664 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.664 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.664 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3923 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Kenya 55th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3923 LPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.604 LPIA | +54.0% |
| 2020 | 0.644 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6317 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6568 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.664 LPIA | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.664 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5197 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.664 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2757 LPIA, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3923 LPIA | 0.3923 LPIA | 0.3923 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.604 LPIA | 0.604 LPIA | 0.604 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6491 LPIA | 0.6317 LPIA | 0.664 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 lower secondary education or in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya was 0.664 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.664 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3923 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release