Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya
Kenya: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 57.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya is 57.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya peaked at 57.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.5% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Kenya was 57.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.