School enrollment, primary in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, primary was 80.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 80.0% for school enrollment, primary in 2012. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Kenya peaked at 80.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2002.
That places Kenya 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 59.6% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.8% (2023)
- Labor force, total 24.71 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Kenya?
- School enrollment, primary in Kenya was 80.0% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Kenya ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.