Education in Kenya 2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7481 modelled data 2025 down 31.7% 151st Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2017 down 77.6% 35th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1.98 million 2023 up 46.8% 14th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 88.9% 176th End month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 87.5% 208th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 53,805 2016 — 20th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7834 modelled data 2025 down 30.5% 149th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 2.9% 2015 down 51.7% 73rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 3.4% 2015 down 46.2% 80th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2017 down 27.7% 120th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.7% 2023 up 9.1% 86th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2017 down 85.1% 114th Persistence to grade 5, female 82.8% 2004 — 105th Persistence to grade 5, male 78.6% 2004 — 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.4% 2023 down 7.8% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 98.3% 2023 up 10.6% 88th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.0% 2023 up 7.6% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.993 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.2% 2017 down 92.6% 145th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2017 down 84.5% 113th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.5% 2017 down 87.5% 156th School enrollment, secondary 47.4% 2009 up 44.3% 128th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 7.79 years 2023 down 11.6% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.1% 2023 down 8.7% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9741 GPIA 2023 down 1.9% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 99.6% 2023 down 6.9% 98th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 17,290 2016 down 32.1% 18th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 20,322 2016 down 18.1% 20th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 94.3% 2023 down 5.7% 182nd School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 4.16 million 2025 down 1.9% 22nd School age population, early childhood education, female 2.07 million 2025 down 2.0% 22nd School age population, early childhood education, male 2.10 million 2025 down 1.8% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 76.7% 2023 up 25.5% 115th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,413 2016 — 48th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 64,218 2016 — 37th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.88 years 2023 down 11.1% 163rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 7.7 years 2023 down 11.9% 170th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9773 GPIA 2023 down 0.9% 158th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.0% 2015 down 50.2% 76th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5% 2009 down 7.2% 179th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.0% 2009 down 21.1% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 77.6% 2023 up 34.7% 121st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2023 up 14.9% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 75.8% 2023 up 17.2% 105th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 72.1% 2023 up 11.4% 132nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Progression to secondary school, male 98.4% 2015 — 62nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 562,521 number 2017 up 395.5% 46th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 5.7% 2023 — 21st School enrollment, secondary, female 45.8% 2009 up 40.9% 127th School enrollment, secondary, male 49.0% 2009 up 47.6% 122nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.0% 2009 down 21.1% 155th ← Previous Page 11 of 35 Next →