Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 1.29 GPIA in 2009. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya, 2000–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2009, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya stood at 1.29 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 13th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.19 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.22 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPIA | +6.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.29 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9364 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.29 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9304 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Kenya was 1.29 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 171 countries with data for 2009.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release