Education in Kenya

2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 17.0% 2009 down 42.9% 74th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.31 GPIA 2009 up 15.5% 13th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 up 24.0% 1st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 37.22 headcount basis 2023 up 24.6% 26th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 49.2% 2016 up 1.1% 89th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.0% 2016 up 2.2% 89th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 50.8% 2016 down 1.0% 92nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 18,937 number 2016 down 47.4% 33rd
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 13,048 millions 2018 up 64.6% 52nd
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 27.8% 2022 up 102.3% 15th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 500.11 millions 2015 up 20.0% 77th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 93.6% 2014 up 16.1% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 46.5% 2009 down 0.2% 149th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 0.9% 2009 down 0.4% 149th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 53.5% 2009 up 0.2% 31st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 16,060 number 2016 down 47.6% 32nd
Current education expenditure, tertiary 97.6% 2015 21st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 15,676 number 2016 down 41.2% 29th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 18,709 number 2016 down 28.8% 23rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 up 8.3% 1st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 40.01 headcount basis 2023 up 10.5% 12th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 up 22.4% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 up 32.3% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.8889 GPIA 2014 down 29.0% 83rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 53,805 number 2016 15th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.8% 2016 up 1.4% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2016 up 2.8% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.2% 2016 down 1.3% 81st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.29 GPIA 2009 up 23.4% 13th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 693,058 2009 down 57.9% 27th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 969,330 2009 down 43.6% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 11.4% 2009 down 65.4% 72nd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 15.9% 2009 down 53.6% 48th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 57.7 millions 2015 up 264.4% 85th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.2% 2018 down 33.4% 74th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 3.1% 2015 down 45.9% 57th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.37 GPIA 2009 up 90.3% 4th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 322,794 2009 down 67.4% 25th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 222,137 2009 down 78.7% 38th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2.7% 2015 down 53.7% 50th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 20.9% 2022 down 2.1% 21st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 19.5% 2022 up 2.2% 29th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 22.4% 2022 down 5.6% 20th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 90.33 headcount basis 2023 up 101.8% 3rd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 52.5% 2022 up 5.9% 71st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 56.3% 2022 up 3.5% 51st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2023 up 3.3% 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 60.3% 2022 up 1.8% 37th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 7.5% 2009 down 73.3% 64th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.31 GPIA 2009 up 38.4% 19th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 5.2% 2009 down 82.6% 86th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2023 up 32.3% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,413 number 2016 52nd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 68.14 millions 2015 up 35.0% 83rd