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Kenya education indicators: the system

6 indicators on the system. Enrolment, completion, and who is left out. Each carries the years published, the latest value, the source and the year that source reports. The data hub has every topic in one table.

Adult literacy

82.2%
as reported for 2000
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2000.

Children out of primary school

1999 1,963,8012000 1,867,1542001 1,470,2922002 1,614,2612003 837,5252004 908,6352005 861,1562006 914,5742007 311,6092008 601,7672009 505,6012012 1,249,0572021 2,996,7492022 2,704,4342023 468,923

468,923
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Primary pupils in private schools

2005 4.46%2007 9.63%2008 10.8%2009 10.6%2014 16.0%

16.0%
as reported for 2014
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2014.

Pupils enrolled in primary school

1990 4,389,1241991 4,437,8931992 4,514,8761993 4,610,0741994 4,557,4961995 4,540,1471998 4,828,1691999 4,782,3752000 5,034,8582001 5,148,3712002 4,903,5292003 5,811,3812004 5,926,0782005 6,075,7062006 6,101,3902007 6,687,5102008 6,868,8102009 7,150,2592012 8,053,1252014 7,857,5382015 7,922,4952016 8,018,6812017 8,280,0342018 8,209,1862019 6,413,4282020 7,612,7352021 7,745,1542022 8,101,5652023 8,043,380

8,043,380
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.

Pupils per teacher, primary

1998 28.501999 32.212000 34.442001 34.442002 34.442003 38.032004 39.542005 41.982006 41.542007 41.952008 43.522009 43.332012 56.572014 31.352015 30.65

30.65
as reported for 2015
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2015.

Students enrolled in secondary school

1999 1,822,1612000 1,908,7032001 1,999,4152002 2,063,4092003 2,197,3362004 2,422,4192005 2,468,4832006 2,583,7552007 2,729,0402008 3,106,9192009 3,204,3792015 4,727,2452016 4,985,4192021 6,147,7312022 6,555,3292023 6,737,289

6,737,289
as reported for 2023
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2023.