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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Kenya: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 65.1% (2019), 100th of 176 in the world and 8th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 98.2% (2023), 113th of 191 in the world and 23rd of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 102.2% (2016).

Pre-primary enrolment65.1%2019 · world 100/176 · region 8/39Primary enrolment98.2%2023 · world 113/191 · region 23/41Primary completion102.2%2016Secondary enrolment84.3%2023 · world 124/176 · region 7/34
Pre-primary enrolment
KenyaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199520002005201020152020Kenya65.1%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
KenyaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
70%80%90%100%110%120%199520002005201020152020Kenya98.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
11 indicators

Education: Kenya in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross65.1%2019100/1768/3940.9%49.8%200965.1%2019+15.3 ppsince 200928.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross98.2%2023113/19123/4194.3%107.9%200992.0%−13.2 ppsince 201297.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group102.2%2016——···+14.4 ppsince 200568.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross84.3%2023124/1767/3441.0%57.7%200980.4%2021+26.6 ppsince 200945.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group101.2%202319/1681/34··85.1%—44.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross10.4%2024151/17216/342.8%4.0%200910.5%2019+6.4 ppsince 20099.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age32.9%20229/1789/3835.0%7.6%200936.3%2021+15.6 ppsince 2012—8.3%—
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2493.2%2014100/1489/4292.5%··+0.7 ppsince 200079.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary30.7201535/17328/4034.443.32009·−27%since 200537.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.0%2024101/18420/435.2%4.8%5.0%−0.7 ppsince 20143.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure28.5%20252/1792/4224.1%20.4%17.8%+11.2 ppsince 201515.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Kenya and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Kenya. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorKenyaEthiopiaTanzaniaUgandaSomaliaSouth Sudan
Pre-primary enrolment65.1%201930.1%202177.3%202114.4%20171.1%202111.6%2018
Primary enrolment98.2%202384.4%202492.7%2024106.2%201720.9%202398.4%2024
Primary completion102.2%201654.4%202477.3%202453.3%2017—28.7%2011
Secondary enrolment84.3%202333.9%201528.2%202124.1%20073.3%2023122.1%2024
Lower secondary completion101.2%202321.4%202334.2%202426.3%2017—20.5%2011
Tertiary enrolment10.4%20245.9%20144.0%20244.6%2014——
Out-of-school children32.9%202222.5%202416.4%20244.1%2013—64.7%2024
Youth literacy93.2%201484.7%202287.1%202285.2%202470.7%202236.7%2008
Pupils per teacher30.7201555.1201150.6201842.7201735.5200746.82015
Ethiopia: educationTanzania: educationUganda: educationSomalia: educationSouth Sudan: education
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