Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 98.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya is 98.25, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 118.23 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 60.27, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 130th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.27 | — |
| 1971 | 61.7 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 65.23 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 67.91 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 100.31 | +47.7% |
| 1975 | 102.89 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 99.16 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 98.91 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 95.57 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 115.58 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 117.3 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 115.05 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 117.92 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 118.23 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 114.48 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 109.84 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 109.91 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 109.73 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 108 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 108.86 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 105.31 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 103.03 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 101.5 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 100.39 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 96.33 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 93.32 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 93.19 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 93.05 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.92 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.7 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 94.26 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 95.15 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 89.25 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 103.9 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 103.73 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 103.63 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 101.2 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 107.58 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 107.08 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 107.95 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 109.11 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 110.26 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 111.42 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 109.28 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 107.14 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 104.78 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 104.11 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 101.96 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.77 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 77.51 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 91.95 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 93.77 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 98.55 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 98.25 | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 98.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 98.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +47.7% | 67.91 | 100.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.75 | 60.27 | 115.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.93 | 108 | 118.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.97 | 90.7 | 105.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.37 | 89.25 | 107.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.53 | 77.51 | 111.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.63 | 91.95 | 98.55 | 4 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kenya was 98.25 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 118.23 in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.27 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 130th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.