Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6328 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya is 0.6328 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.6328 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3463 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Kenya 58th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3463 LPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.5714 LPIA | +65.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6171 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5954 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6168 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6328 LPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3463 LPIA | 0.3463 LPIA | 0.3463 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5714 LPIA | 0.5714 LPIA | 0.5714 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6155 LPIA | 0.5954 LPIA | 0.6328 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 55 Greece 0.6833 LPIA compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0.6705 LPIA compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.6423 LPIA compare
- 59 Indonesia 0.6291 LPIA compare
- 60 Mexico 0.6046 LPIA compare
- 61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5846 LPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (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 0.6328 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 0.6328 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3463 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 58th 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 82.7%. 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, 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