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 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.9% | — |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +46.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 99.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 99.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 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 180 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