Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.7695 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7695 LPIA
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
71st
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.7855 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5444 LPIA
in 2009
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 LPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.7695 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya peaked at 0.7855 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5444 LPIA, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 71st of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6779 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6512 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5444 LPIA | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7203 LPIA | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7745 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7656 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7855 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7695 LPIA | -2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7695 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6726 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7695 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4918 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6779 LPIA | 0.6779 LPIA | 0.6779 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5978 LPIA | 0.5444 LPIA | 0.6512 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7203 LPIA | 0.7203 LPIA | 0.7203 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.7738 LPIA | 0.7656 LPIA | 0.7855 LPIA | 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 0.7695 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 0.7855 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5444 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kenya ranks 71st 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 41.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release