Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya
Kenya: Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1
in 1997
All-time low
1
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Kenya, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Kenya peaked at 1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1997.
That places Kenya 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 188 Australia 1 compare
- 188 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 188 Brunei 1 compare
- 188 Botswana 1 compare
- 188 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 188 Fiji 1 compare
- 188 Guatemala 1 compare
- 188 Honduras 1 compare
- 188 Kiribati 1 compare
- 188 Sri Lanka 1 compare
- 188 Maldives 1 compare
- 188 Mozambique 1 compare
- 188 Mauritius 1 compare
- 188 Malawi 1 compare
- 188 Malaysia 1 compare
- 188 Namibia 1 compare
- 188 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 188 Niue 1 compare
- 188 Nauru 1 compare
- 188 New Zealand 1 compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 188 Rwanda 1 compare
- 188 Singapore 1 compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 188 El Salvador 1 compare
- 188 Eswatini 1 compare
- 188 Seychelles 1 compare
- 188 Tokelau 1 compare
- 188 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 188 Tanzania 1 compare
- 188 South Africa 1 compare
- 188 Zambia 1 compare
- 188 Zimbabwe 1 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Kenya?
- Start month of the academic school year in Kenya was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Kenya ranks 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release