Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.6838 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6838 GPIA
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
83rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6838 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5065 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6838 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.6838 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5065 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Kenya 83rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5065 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.5495 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6096 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5983 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6336 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6394 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6333 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6838 GPIA | +8.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6838 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7558 GPIA, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6838 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4805 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5065 GPIA | 0.5065 GPIA | 0.5065 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5796 GPIA | 0.5495 GPIA | 0.6096 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5983 GPIA | 0.5983 GPIA | 0.5983 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6475 GPIA | 0.6333 GPIA | 0.6838 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 80 Bangladesh 0.7558 GPIA compare
- 81 Vietnam 0.731 GPIA compare
- 82 Rwanda 0.7091 GPIA compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6802 GPIA compare
- 85 Albania 0.6597 GPIA compare
- 86 Madagascar 0.6271 GPIA compare
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 0.6838 GPIA 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 0.6838 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5065 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 83rd out of 107 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 12.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release