Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 99.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 99.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kenya peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 12th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 65.7% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 65.9% | 99.6% | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Kenya was 99.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release