Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 102.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya is 102.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 102.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1970.
That places Kenya 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3% | — |
| 1971 | 49.0% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 51.9% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 53.1% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 57.2% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 62.8% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 84.2% | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 81.7% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 102.2% | +0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 102.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 102.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +31.5% | 64.0% | 84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 47.3% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 81.0% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.0% | 87.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 99.0% | 102.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kenya was 102.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 102.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release