Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8728 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya is 0.8728 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.8728 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.275 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Kenya 93rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.275 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7222 GPIA | +162.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7883 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8029 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8598 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8409 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8557 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8728 GPIA | +2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.8728 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.8728 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.275 GPIA | 0.275 GPIA | 0.275 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.7222 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7956 GPIA | 0.7883 GPIA | 0.8029 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8573 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 0.8728 GPIA | 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 0.8728 GPIA 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 0.8728 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.275 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 93rd 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 10.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release