Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Kenya
Kenya: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 102.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Kenya, 1970–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 102.1% for primary completion rate, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Kenya peaked at 102.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.6% | — |
| 1971 | 39.0% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 42.1% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 44.3% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 58.2% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +32.9% |
| 1981 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 102.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.1% | 36.6% | 58.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 77.4% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.2% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.9% | 99.3% | 102.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 28 Bangladesh 102.8% compare
- 29 Mexico 102.8% compare
- 30 South Korea 102.6% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 34 Uruguay 101.6% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Kenya?
- Primary completion rate, female in Kenya was 102.1% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Kenya ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.