Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya

Kenya: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 82.4% in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
82.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
131st
of 164 countries
All-time high
86.7%
in 1971
All-time low
64.2%
in 1980
Years of data
9
1970–2004

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2004

0204060801970198720041970: 78.2 %1971: 86.7 %1972: 81.7 %1976: 68.8 %1977: 66.2 %1979: 71 %1980: 64.2 %2003: 81.1 %2004: 82.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 82.4% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in 2004.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 86.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1980.

Kenya ranks 131st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Kenya, 1970 to 2004.
Year % Change
1970 78.2%
1971 86.7% +10.9%
1972 81.7% -5.8%
1976 68.8% -15.8%
1977 66.2% -3.7%
1979 71.0% +7.2%
1980 64.2% -9.5%
2003 81.1% +26.4%
2004 82.4% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 75.4% 66.2% 86.7% 6
1980s 64.2% 64.2% 64.2% 1
2000s 81.7% 81.1% 82.4% 2

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 128 Yemen 82.9%
  2. 129 Côte d'Ivoire 82.8% compare
  3. 130 Guatemala 82.4% compare
  4. 132 Saudi Arabia 81.9%
  5. 133 Congo 81.5% compare
  6. 134 Cameroon 80.8% compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

More education data for Kenya

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya was 82.4% in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 1971.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1980.
How does Kenya rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
Kenya ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2004.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/survival-rate-to-grade-4-of-primary-education-male-percent/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/survival-rate-to-grade-4-of-primary-education-male-percent/kenya/">Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Kenya</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.