Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.486 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.486 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.5005 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4023 LPIA, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 73rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4029 LPIA | 0.4029 LPIA | 0.4029 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4146 LPIA | 0.4023 LPIA | 0.4269 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4322 LPIA | 0.4322 LPIA | 0.4322 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4858 LPIA | 0.4695 LPIA | 0.5005 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)
- 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 upper secondary education or in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya was 0.486 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 0.5005 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4023 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 73rd 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 20.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release