Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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