School completion, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.1 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Kenya stood at 1.1 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 2.91 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.11 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 30th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.4999 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.4592 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4571 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5498 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8673 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8972 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8984 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7087 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4331 % change on previous year | -38.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0719 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1993 | -0.2873 % change on previous year | -499.7% |
| 1994 | -0.5041 % change on previous year | +75.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7962 % change on previous year | +57.9% |
| 1996 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 1997 | -0.9223 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1998 | -0.6144 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1124 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2000 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +865.6% |
| 2001 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2002 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.1 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7648 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.1 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +865.6% | 0.1124 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -499.7% | 0.0719 % change on previous year | -0.2873 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7083 % change on previous year | 0.4571 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.2911 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 0.7087 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 27 Comoros 1.14 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Nepal 1.11 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Belize 1.11 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Bhutan 1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Cambodia 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 33 South Sudan 1.02 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Kenya was 1.1 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school 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
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.