Education in Kenya

2,057 indicators covering education for Kenya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 101.2% 2023 up 27.8% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 63.3% 2009 up 22.7% 148th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 5,200 2023 up 35.1% 60th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 11,369 2023 up 63.7% 64th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,071 2023 up 375.4% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 429 2023 down 16.9% 57th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,025 2023 up 133.5% 67th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 733 2023 down 2.0% 31st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 275 2023 down 5.2% 27th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8 2023 64th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 up 3.3% 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 35.1% 133rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 16.0% 2014 up 258.8% 86th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 25.8% 65th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 23.5% 51st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 126th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2012 up 13.5% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 89 2023 up 97.8% 60th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 73 2023 up 128.1% 55th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 82.4% 143rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.4% 2023 up 27.8% 190th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 5.5% 176th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 270.9% 40th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 81.1% 126th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 60.5% 2023 up 26.0% 162nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 53.7% 121st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.35 GPIA 2009 up 99.7% 6th
Share of students studying abroad 3.1% 2019 down 62.2% 125th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 43,143 2016 down 44.2% 34th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in primary education, female 4.12 million number 2016 up 37.7% 16th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 104.1% 2023 up 31.4% 19th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 98.4% 2023 up 24.2% 37th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 5.4% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3.2% 2015 down 48.8% 80th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 36,256 2016 down 44.8% 33rd
Over-age students, primary 26.0% 2012 down 18.4% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 35,676 2016 down 38.9% 32nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 42,004 2016 down 26.4% 25th
Secondary education, teachers 43.4% 2023 up 5.4% 153rd
School enrollment, primary, female 81.7% 2012 up 37.0% 132nd
School enrollment, primary, male 78.3% 2012 up 31.6% 146th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 5th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 33.0% 2016 down 6.5% 85th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9647 GPI 2003 140th
Over-age students, primary, male 27.3% 2012 down 19.3% 9th
Over-age students, primary, female 24.6% 2012 down 17.1% 10th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9761 index 2006 down 4.4% 136th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 2.26 million number 2019 up 31.0% 15th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.13 million number 2019 up 30.1% 15th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.13 million number 2019 up 31.9% 15th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2017 down 55.7% 107th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2.7% 2015 down 53.2% 77th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 61.5% 2009 up 21.4% 142nd