Education in Kenya

2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 8.7 units per square kilometre 2016 up 93.4% 78th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 65.8% 2019 up 31.9% 102nd
School enrollment, preprimary, female 64.4% 2019 up 29.6% 103rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 6.52 % change on previous year 2015 up 489.5% 47th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 15,672 2009 up 63.2% 119th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 93.0% 2014 up 19.8% 88th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.3617 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.7% 141st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.4888 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.7% 128th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2016 down 32.8% 23rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.5732 years 2017 up 290.9% 146th
Government expenditure on education, total 28.5% 2025 up 64.4% 2nd
Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 2016 up 2.7% 135th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,885 number 2015 up 111.2% 33rd
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.20 million number 2016 up 91.3% 11th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0665 number per person 2016 up 46.7% 5th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 687,959 2025 up 16.3% 19th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 678,726 2025 up 15.0% 18th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.37 million 2025 up 15.7% 18th
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 338,073 2024 up 37.7% 47th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 273,073 2024 up 55.6% 53rd
Teachers in primary education, male 135,124 2023 up 47.4% 11th
Teachers in primary education, female 170,289 2023 up 101.3% 31st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 60.5% 2023 up 26.0% 162nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.2% 2023 down 11.8% 130th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.9 years 2023 down 15.8% 105th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6% 2009 up 41.7% 175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2009 down 37.5% 187th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 611,146 2024 up 45.1% 48th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.4% 2009 down 0.2% 55th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% 2009 up 0.2% 45th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.89 million 2023 up 20.0% 12th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 3.36 million 2023 up 37.9% 19th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.38 million 2023 up 47.4% 15th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 281,500 2023 up 59.7% 25th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% 2023 up 372.7% 169th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% 2023 down 2.3% 68th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 6.74 million 2023 up 42.5% 17th
Enrolment in primary education, male 4.12 million 2023 up 1.9% 19th
Enrolment in primary education, female 3.93 million 2023 down 2.2% 18th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.73 million 2025 up 31.0% 13th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.71 million 2025 up 28.9% 13th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.44 million 2025 up 29.9% 13th
School age population, secondary education, male 4.11 million 2025 up 26.6% 19th
School age population, secondary education, female 4.07 million 2025 up 24.8% 18th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 8.19 million 2025 up 25.7% 18th
School age population, tertiary education, male 2.99 million 2025 up 33.1% 20th