Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya is 70.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 69th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 32.3% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 63.5% | 70.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 66 Macau (China) 75.5% compare
- 67 Jamaica 74.3% compare
- 68 Mauritius 71.2% compare
- 70 Zimbabwe 70.8% compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 70.7% compare
- 72 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 70.3% 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 70.8% 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 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 69th out of 132 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 118.9%. 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 lower secondary 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