Education in Kenya 144 indicators covering education for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 60.7% 2025 up 9.3% 159th Population ages 0-14 36.3% 2025 down 13.7% 46th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 98.2% 2023 down 11.8% 122nd Primary education, teachers 281,500 2023 up 59.7% 25th School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% 2023 down 13.2% 140th School enrollment, primary, male 99.8% 2023 down 10.4% 110th Labor force, total 24.71 million 2025 up 21.8% 29th Labor force, female 47.4% 2025 down 2.3% 54th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9709 GPI 2019 down 0.7% 140th School enrollment, secondary 84.3% 2023 up 16.2% 131st Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.1 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 45th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.4 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 48th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 44.4% 70th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 51.0% 57th Secondary education, teachers 168,396 2023 up 80.7% 40th School enrollment, secondary, female 84.8% 2023 up 20.7% 129th School enrollment, secondary, male 83.9% 2023 up 11.9% 125th School enrollment, tertiary 10.4% 2024 up 12.6% 157th School enrollment, primary, private 16.0% 2014 up 258.8% 83rd School enrollment, preprimary 65.1% 2019 up 30.8% 105th School enrollment, tertiary, male 11.6% 2024 up 6.5% 151st School enrollment, tertiary, female 9.2% 2024 up 21.0% 154th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.8965 GPI 2009 down 5.7% 175th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7935 GPI 2024 up 13.5% 158th Secondary education, teachers, female 73,068 2023 up 90.5% 45th Primary completion rate, female 102.1% 2016 up 18.2% 31st Primary completion rate, male 102.3% 2016 up 14.6% 25th Government expenditure on education, total 4.0% 2024 down 14.7% 106th Secondary education, general pupils 4.99 million 2016 up 94.7% 17th Lower secondary completion rate, total 101.2% 2023 up 27.8% 19th School enrollment, preprimary, female 64.4% 2019 up 29.6% 103rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 65.8% 2019 up 31.9% 102nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 93.0% 2014 up 19.8% 88th Government expenditure on education, total 28.5% 2025 up 64.4% 2nd Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 2016 up 2.7% 135th Lower secondary completion rate, female 104.1% 2023 up 31.4% 15th Lower secondary completion rate, male 98.4% 2023 up 24.2% 33rd Children out of school 32.9% 2022 up 90.4% 14th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 8.04 million 2023 down 0.1% 18th Secondary education, pupils 6.74 million 2023 up 42.5% 17th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 71.4% 2003 — 131st Persistence to last grade of primary, male 74.0% 2003 — 116th Secondary education, vocational pupils 15,672 2009 up 63.2% 119th Number of under-five deaths, male 32,425 2024 down 16.6% 21st Number of infant deaths, female 22,689 2024 down 11.3% 15th Number of infant deaths, male 28,621 2024 down 11.3% 14th Number of under-five deaths, female 25,775 2024 down 17.6% 21st Children out of school, female 31.9% 2022 up 101.6% 16th Children out of school, male 33.9% 2022 up 80.9% 11th Secondary education, vocational pupils 57.8% 2009 up 48.3% 8th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 94.1% 2016 down 5.7% 156th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 up 97.3% 86th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.7% 2025 up 129.0% 76th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.3% 2025 up 65.4% 106th Primary education, teachers 60.5% 2023 up 26.0% 151st Repeaters, primary, total 2.9% 2016 down 49.6% 80th Page 1 of 3 Next →