Primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1453 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya is 0.1453 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.2232 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1112 units per person, in 1970.
That places Kenya 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1112 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1147 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1223 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1283 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1906 units per person | +48.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1964 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.19 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1897 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1832 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.221 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2232 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2176 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2216 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2207 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2121 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2023 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2007 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1973 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1985 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1917 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1877 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1852 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1835 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1763 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1707 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1671 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1608 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1643 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1628 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1503 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1727 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1707 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1697 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1653 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1758 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1752 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1769 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1835 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1706 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1682 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1666 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1683 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1635 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1253 units per person | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1458 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1455 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1493 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1453 units per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1647 units per person | 0.1112 units per person | 0.221 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2096 units per person | 0.1973 units per person | 0.2232 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1779 units per person | 0.1608 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1684 units per person | 0.1503 units per person | 0.1769 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1637 units per person | 0.1253 units per person | 0.1835 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1465 units per person | 0.1453 units per person | 0.1493 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1535 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya was 0.1453 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2232 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1112 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.