Education in Kenya

2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 2,667 millions 2015 up 24.6% 54th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 4,455 millions 2015 up 177.1% 49th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 19,144 number 2016 down 11.0% 14th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 3,877 millions 2015 down 9.1% 48th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 5.5% 2022 up 153.4% 118th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 5.5% 2022 up 153.4% 118th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 49.2% 2016 up 1.8% 64th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2016 up 3.5% 64th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 50.8% 2016 down 1.7% 83rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 26.71 2009 up 46.7% 12th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 46.27 2009 up 0.4% 128th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 7.1% 2022 up 141.8% 119th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 7.1% 2022 up 141.8% 119th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 4.0% 2022 up 173.5% 117th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 4.0% 2022 up 173.5% 117th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2016 16th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2016 14th
Average years of schooling 6.73 years 2020 up 4.0% 88th
Share of the population with tertiary education 8.4% 2020 down 3.4% 70th
Share of population with no formal education 6.4% 2020 down 57.9% 41st
Share of the population with at least some formal education 93.6% 2020 up 10.4% 70th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2016 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.5617 GPIA 2022 up 13.1% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 47.9% 2017 down 6.7% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 0.9% 2017 down 12.7% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 52.1% 2017 up 7.1% 26th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.4487 years 2024 up 152.7% 32nd
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 0.4697 years 2024 up 125.8% 27th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 0.4279 years 2024 up 190.5% 35th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 66.0% 2024 up 127.0% 76th
Share of the population with lower secondary education 66.0% 2024 up 127.0% 76th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 92.5% 2015 61st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 29.3% 2024 up 22.4% 9th
Government expenditure per student, secondary 21.7% 2006 up 47.6% 42nd
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 22.4% 2024 up 152.7% 44th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 66.0% 2024 up 127.0% 75th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.9109 GPIA 2024 up 28.7% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 70.8% 2024 up 118.9% 70th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 86.3% 2024 up 9.5% 104th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.1% 2024 up 21.0% 112th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 7.7% 2024 down 6.3% 59th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 70.8% 2024 up 118.9% 68th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 82.7% 2024 up 10.4% 103rd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 61.8% 2024 up 142.3% 82nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.7% 2024 up 11.5% 101st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.6% 2024 down 69.4% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 21.4% 2024 up 190.5% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 23.5% 2024 up 125.8% 36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.1% 2024 down 23.1% 48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 31.1% 2024 up 19.6% 13th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.8728 GPIA 2024 up 10.7% 93rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 27.7% 2024 up 24.9% 5th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 61.8% 2024 up 142.3% 81st
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education 100.0% 2023 up 21.5% 1st
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 90.3% 2024 up 9.8% 102nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according 45.5% 2008 up 12.1% 112th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.0% 2024 up 13.0% 112th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.8% 2024 up 55.7% 104th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 9.0% 2024 up 3.3% 60th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 6.7% 2024 down 15.3% 57th