Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Kenya

Share of children out of school in Kenya in 2022 — 32.9%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 145. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 4.34 pp.

2022 32.9% −3.38 pp vs 2021
World rank 141of 145
Period maximum 37.24%1999
Period minimum 5.01%2007

Trend over time

1999–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Kenya, 1999–20220102030401999200220052008201120142017202020221999: 37.24%2000: 34.95%2001: 27.17%2002: 29.38%2003: 14.97%2004: 15.9%2005: 14.69%2006: 15.17%2007: 5.01%2008: 9.38%2009: 7.63%2012: 17.28%2021: 36.28%2022: 32.9%
Change over the period: −4.34 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 32.9%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 32.9 −3.38 pp
2021 36.28
2012 17.28
2009 7.63 −1.75 pp
2008 9.38 +4.37 pp
2007 5.01 −10.16 pp
2006 15.17 +0.48 pp
2005 14.69 −1.22 pp
2004 15.9 +0.93 pp
2003 14.97 −14.41 pp
2002 29.38 +2.21 pp
2001 27.17 −7.78 pp
2000 34.95 −2.29 pp
1999 37.24

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.