Primary net enrolment in Kenya
In Kenya, 94.3% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2007.
Kenya, 2023
94.3%
Change from 2022
+27.2percentage points
Position in 2023
100th of 157
Primary net enrolment in Kenya over time
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 94.3% |
| 2022 | 67.1% |
| 2021 | 63.7% |
| 2012 | 82.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2009 | 92.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 90.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 95.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 84.8% |
| 2005 | 85.3% |
| 2004 | 84.1% |
| 2003 | 85.0% |
| 2002 | 70.6% |
| 2001 | 72.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +27.2 percentage points from 67.1% in 2022.
- Since 2003, when it was 85.0%, the figure has changed by +9.2 percentage points.
- Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Kenya has the 100th highest value.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Out-of-school children
32.9%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.2%
2023 · 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