Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 56.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya is 56.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya peaked at 56.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 100th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.3% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 97 United States 59.8% compare
- 98 India 58.1%
- 99 Brunei Darussalam 57.3% compare
- 101 Maldives 56.7% compare
- 102 Nepal 56.1% compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 55.5% compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Kenya was 56.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 100th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release