School enrollment, primary, private in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, primary, private was 16.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Kenya, 2005–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Kenya is 16.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 258.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Kenya peaked at 16.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 83rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, primary, private in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.5% | — |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +116.1% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.5% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Kenya?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Kenya was 16.0% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Kenya ranks 83rd out of 202 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.