Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8374 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.8374 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya peaked at 0.8523 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6303 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Kenya 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.816 LPIA | 0.816 LPIA | 0.816 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6973 LPIA | 0.6303 LPIA | 0.7642 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7845 LPIA | 0.7845 LPIA | 0.7845 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8297 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 0.8523 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya was 0.8374 LPIA 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 0.8523 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6303 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 99 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 32.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release