Sub-counties of Kenya, with their schools
305 sub-counties in 47 counties hold schools on the register. Mbooni is the biggest by schools, with 627.
Sub-counties on the register
305
47 counties
Schools placed in a sub-county
69,301
of 77,717 on the register
Largest
Mbooni
627 schools
All sub-counties, by county
Each county is a heading. Sub-counties are listed by number of schools on the register, largest first.
Facts about the sub-counties
- 305 sub-counties hold at least one school on the register, spread over 47 counties.
- Nairobi has the most, 19. Lamu has the fewest, 2.
- By schools on the register the biggest sub-counties are Mbooni (627), Bobasi (513), Makueni (507). The smallest is Baringo Central with 1.
- 8,416 schools carry a county but no sub-county, and are counted in their county only.
This counts the sub-counties the register's schools fall in. It is not the official list: the national government sets the sub-counties, so we print no official total we have not checked.
Questions people ask
- How many sub-counties are on the register in Kenya?
- 305, across 47 counties. That is the number of sub-counties holding at least one school on the register, not an official total.
- Which sub-county has the most schools?
- By schools on the register, Mbooni in Makueni, with 627.
- Which county has the most sub-counties?
- Nairobi, with 19 on the register.
- Why does a school have no sub-county?
- Because neither the list it came from nor its position placed it in one. It is still on its county page and in search. A school can correct its own record for free.