Persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya
Kenya: Persistence to grade 5, total was 93.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya, 1970–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya is 93.6%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya peaked at 93.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 75th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.9% | — |
| 1971 | 79.6% | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 77.6% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 63.6% | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 61.7% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 67.6% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 60.7% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.0% | 54.8% | 79.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 75.3% | 80.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 72 Morocco 94.5% compare
- 73 Netherlands 94.5% compare
- 74 New Caledonia 94.3% compare
- 76 East Timor 93.3% compare
- 77 Maldives 93.1% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 93.0%
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Kenya was 93.6% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.