Completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya

Kenya: Completion rate, primary education, female was 86.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
86.9%
World rank
23rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
86.9%
in 2014
All-time low
58.6%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2000–2014

Completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya, 2000–2014

0204060802000200720142000: 67.3 %2003: 58.6 %2008: 81.9 %2009: 63.3 %2014: 86.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya is 86.9%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 86.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2003.

Kenya ranks 23rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.8% 58.6% 81.9% 4
2010s 86.9% 86.9% 86.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya?
Completion rate, primary education, female in Kenya was 86.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/