Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4343 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4343 LPIA
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
79th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.4453 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3307 LPIA
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya is 0.4343 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.4453 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3307 LPIA, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 79th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3307 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3552 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3432 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.378 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4366 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4223 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4453 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4343 LPIA | -2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4343 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4097 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4343 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2263 LPIA, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3307 LPIA | 0.3307 LPIA | 0.3307 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3492 LPIA | 0.3432 LPIA | 0.3552 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.378 LPIA | 0.378 LPIA | 0.378 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4346 LPIA | 0.4223 LPIA | 0.4453 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 upper secondary education or in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya was 0.4343 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4453 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3307 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 79th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release