Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya
Kenya: Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions was 18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya is 18, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya peaked at 18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2016.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2024 | 18 | +38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.71 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya?
- Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions in Kenya was 18 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release