Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 72.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya stood at 72.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kenya peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 66th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 47.7% | 60.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 66.9% | 66.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 68.8% | 72.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (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 72.5% 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 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kenya ranks 66th out of 101 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 52.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release