Education in Kenya 2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9428 GPI 2009 down 2.0% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 65.2% 2009 up 23.9% 141st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 37,612 2016 down 25.2% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 92.6% 2016 up 9.5% 114th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 18,937 2016 down 47.4% 34th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 95.5% 2014 up 13.3% 95th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 24,206 2016 down 41.5% 35th Progression to secondary school 99.2% 2015 — 45th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2017 — 69th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3.1% 2014 down 47.9% 63rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 93.0% 2016 up 13.2% 115th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 92.2% 2016 up 6.1% 110th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2016 up 6.6% 77th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.2% 2012 up 35.0% 159th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 16.35 million 2025 up 14.3% 14th Population of compulsory school age, female 8.13 million 2025 up 13.7% 14th Population of compulsory school age, male 8.22 million 2025 up 14.8% 15th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 2.73 million 2023 up 42.5% 26th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2017 up 17.9% 39th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2006 — 154th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 2.52 million 2025 up 33.3% 13th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.26 million 2025 up 32.2% 13th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.26 million 2025 up 34.3% 14th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 1.35 million 2023 up 43.8% 25th Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2006 — 153rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2006 — 153rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 16,060 2016 down 47.6% 32nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 15,676 2016 down 41.2% 30th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 up 1.7% 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 up 1.5% 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 20,196 2016 down 42.2% 33rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 20,000 2016 down 37.0% 32nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 1.38 million 2023 up 41.4% 26th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.0% 2024 down 14.7% 108th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 42.1% 2009 up 77.7% 144th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 18,709 2016 down 28.8% 23rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 23,295 2016 down 24.4% 28th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2017 down 84.7% 35th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 11.5% 2025 up 66.7% 72nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.8% 2025 up 34.2% 76th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 13.1% 2025 up 98.5% 73rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 21.3% 2025 down 4.9% 88th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 19.1% 2025 down 13.2% 90th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 23.5% 2025 up 3.1% 89th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 14.0% 2025 up 5.3% 55th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 12.3% 2025 down 13.4% 55th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 15.7% 2025 up 26.6% 48th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8128 modelled data 2025 down 15.8% 136th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 4.00 million 2023 up 56.5% 14th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.0% 2024 down 14.7% 108th Primary education, pupils 49.7% 2016 up 1.3% 22nd Inequality in education 0.1967 2023 down 24.4% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 3.6% 2014 down 42.2% 62nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 39.1% 2009 up 75.0% 146th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 45.1% 2009 up 80.1% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8668 GPI 2009 down 2.8% 153rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 2.02 million 2023 up 67.1% 13th ← Previous Page 10 of 35 Next →