School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 81.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2012, school enrollment, primary, female in Kenya stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Kenya peaked at 81.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2002.
That places Kenya 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.2% | — |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 59.6% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Kenya?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Kenya was 81.7% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.