Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7533 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya is 0.7533 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya peaked at 0.9108 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7533 GPIA, in 2023.
Kenya ranks 101st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9005 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9038 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8818 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8832 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8828 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8889 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8851 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9108 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8865 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8966 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8959 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8906 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7533 GPIA | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.9005 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.8818 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8466 GPIA | 0.7533 GPIA | 0.8959 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 98 Kiribati 0.7561 GPIA compare
- 99 Brunei Darussalam 0.7539 GPIA compare
- 100 Austria 0.7534 GPIA compare
- 102 Timor-Leste 0.753 GPIA compare
- 103 Bahamas 0.7523 GPIA compare
- 104 Hong Kong, China 0.7495 GPIA compare
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya was 0.7533 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9108 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7533 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release