Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 87.8% 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2009.
That places Kenya 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 62.4% | — |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 87.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 87.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.4%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 82.1% | 87.8% | 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 87.8% 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 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 97 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 40.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release