Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya

Kenya: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 44.1% in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
44.1%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
2nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 1999
All-time low
40.7%
in 2007
Years of data
10
1999–2009

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, 1999–2009

02040601999200420091999: 51.2 %2000: 51.2 %2002: 49.8 %2003: 49.7 %2004: 49.8 %2005: 47.7 %2006: 45.6 %2007: 40.7 %2008: 42.4 %2009: 44.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 44.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2009.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya peaked at 51.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2007.

Kenya ranks 2nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Kenya, 1999 to 2009.
Year % Change
1999 51.2%
2000 51.2% -0.1%
2002 49.8% -2.6%
2003 49.7% -0.2%
2004 49.8% +0.2%
2005 47.7% -4.2%
2006 45.6% -4.4%
2007 40.7% -10.8%
2008 42.4% +4.1%
2009 44.1% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.2% 51.2% 51.2% 1
2000s 46.8% 40.7% 51.2% 9

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 Liberia 71.4%
  2. 3 Madagascar 43.7% compare
  3. 4 Eswatini 41.4% compare
  4. 5 Mauritania 39.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Kenya was 44.1% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2007.
How does Kenya rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Kenya ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2009.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade 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. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/