Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 92nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- 89 El Salvador 0.8803 GPIA compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.8794 GPIA compare
- 91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.8734 GPIA compare
- 93 Bangladesh 0.8706 GPIA compare
- 94 Jordan 0.8598 GPIA compare
- 95 Tunisia 0.8546 GPIA 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 0.8728 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 92nd out of 131 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