Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7695 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 0.7695 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.
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
- 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 0.7695 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