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Kenya: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

98.25percent · 2023-11.8% since 2012

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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. Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2023.

19792023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202398.248
202298.552
202193.767
202091.954
201977.513
201899.77
2017101.958
2016104.115
2015104.78
2014107.141
2012111.422
2009107.946
2008107.076
2007107.583
2006101.202
2005103.63
2004103.729
2003103.904
200289.249
200195.151
200094.257
199990.696
199892.918
199593.324
199496.327
1993100.393
1992101.501
1991103.027
1990105.314
1989108.858
1988108.001
1987109.734
1986109.913
1985109.842
1984114.483
1983118.231
1982117.922
1981115.051
1980117.303
1979115.585
197895.568
197798.91
197699.156
1975102.894
1974100.312
197367.908
197265.233
197161.701
197060.266

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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