Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7481 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya is 0.7481 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya peaked at 1.15 modelled data in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7481 modelled data, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 151st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9343 modelled data | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.964 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 modelled data | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9863 modelled data | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9412 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9104 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9091 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 modelled data | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9545 modelled data | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8286 modelled data | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8556 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8558 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8448 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8279 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7953 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7481 modelled data | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 0.9343 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9555 modelled data | 0.8286 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8212 modelled data | 0.7481 modelled data | 0.8558 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya was 0.7481 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 modelled data in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7481 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kenya ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release