Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 17.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya is 17.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.8% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya peaked at 53.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.8% | — |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -64.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.1%, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -64.8% | 48.3% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 42.6% | 53.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 17.0% | 52.7% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya was 17.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release