Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kenya
Gross primary school enrolment in Kenya was 98.2% in 2023.
Kenya, 2023
98.2%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Position in 2023
101st of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kenya over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 102.0% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 104.1% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 104.8% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 107.1% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | – | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 111.4% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | – | 102.4% |
| 2010 | – | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 107.1% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 107.6% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 101.2% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 103.6% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 103.7% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 103.9% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 98.6% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 111.4%, the figure has changed by −13.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Kenya has the 101st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.4%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
82.2%
2000 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
90.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
86.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS