Education in Kenya 2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, tertiary education, female 3.03 million 2025 up 31.8% 17th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 6.03 million 2025 up 32.4% 18th School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.38 million 2025 up 18.8% 36th School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.36 million 2025 up 17.4% 33rd School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 2.75 million 2025 up 18.1% 33rd School age population, last grade of primary education, male 680,927 2025 up 12.2% 19th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 671,576 2025 up 11.1% 18th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 1.35 million 2025 up 11.6% 18th School age population, primary education, male 4.11 million 2025 up 5.0% 17th School age population, primary education, female 4.05 million 2025 up 4.4% 17th School age population, primary education, both sexes 8.16 million 2025 up 4.7% 17th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 691,481 2025 down 0.9% 20th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 681,922 2025 down 1.2% 20th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 1.37 million 2025 down 1.0% 20th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 690,682 2025 down 2.6% 19th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 680,816 2025 down 2.8% 19th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.37 million 2025 down 2.7% 19th School age population, pre-primary education, male 2.10 million 2025 down 1.8% 17th School age population, pre-primary education, female 2.07 million 2025 down 2.0% 16th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 4.16 million 2025 down 1.9% 17th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 8.04 million 2023 down 0.1% 18th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 94.3% 2023 up 14.0% 127th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 8.04 million 2023 down 0.1% 18th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 6.74 million 2023 up 42.5% 17th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.1258 units per square kilometre 2023 up 86.7% 130th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.8% 2023 down 10.4% 118th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9677 GPIA 2023 down 3.2% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.6% 2023 down 13.2% 146th School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years 2023 down 14.6% 97th School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years 2023 down 16.7% 115th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 32.9% 2022 up 90.4% 15th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year 2016 up 20.5% 33rd School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9675 GPIA 2023 down 2.5% 168th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 84.8% 2009 up 28.1% 149th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 80.6% 2009 up 26.5% 152nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.28 years 2009 up 29.3% 148th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9413 GPI 2009 down 1.6% 165th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 9.68 years 2009 up 27.2% 152nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1.44 million 2023 up 19.6% 13th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 1.44 million 2023 up 20.3% 13th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 235,728 2016 down 33.4% 28th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.1847 units per square kilometre 2016 down 36.9% 57th Government expenditure on education, total 4.0% 2024 — 106th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.2267 units per square kilometre 2016 down 31.2% 64th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2016 down 34.0% 4th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 5.58 number per square kilometre 2016 up 90.0% 50th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 74.0% 2003 — 116th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 71.4% 2003 — 131st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0004 units per person 2009 up 20.1% 175th Secondary education, vocational pupils 15,672 2009 up 63.2% 119th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 168,396 2023 up 80.7% 40th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.01 % change on previous year 2016 down 43.1% 91st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2899 units per square kilometre 2023 up 77.1% 129th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0275 units per square kilometre 2009 up 63.2% 166th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.6% 2023 up 18.3% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 84.3% 2023 up 16.2% 139th Number of under-five deaths, male 32,425 2024 down 16.6% 21st Number of under-five deaths, female 25,775 2024 down 17.6% 21st ← Previous Page 6 of 35 Next →