Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.8681 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8681 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
74th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8864 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.7562 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya stood at 0.8681 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya peaked at 0.8864 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7562 GPIA, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 74th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7562 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.7692 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7859 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8474 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8864 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8583 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8729 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8681 GPIA | -0.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.8681 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.8681 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7562 GPIA | 0.7562 GPIA | 0.7562 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7776 GPIA | 0.7692 GPIA | 0.7859 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8474 GPIA | 0.8474 GPIA | 0.8474 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8714 GPIA | 0.8583 GPIA | 0.8864 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 primary education or higher in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya was 0.8681 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8864 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7562 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release