Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Kenya

Primary completion rate in Kenya in 2016 — 102.2%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 145. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 54.93 pp.

2016 102.2% +0.86 pp vs 2015
World rank 23of 145
Period maximum 102.2%2016
Period minimum 47.27%1970

Trend over time

1970–2016 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Kenya, 1970–201640608010012019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 47.27%1971: 49.01%1972: 51.94%1973: 53.08%1975: 57.17%1976: 58.83%1977: 62.79%1978: 64.05%1979: 84.24%1980: 81.75%1981: 81%2004: 86.04%2005: 87.84%2014: 98.99%2015: 101.34%2016: 102.2%
Change over the period: +54.93 pp Annual average: 1.19 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Kenya 102.2%
World 88.46%
Primary completion rate — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 102.2 +0.86 pp
2015 101.34 +2.35 pp
2014 98.99
2005 87.84 +1.8 pp
2004 86.04
1981 81 −0.75 pp
1980 81.75 −2.5 pp
1979 84.24 +20.2 pp
1978 64.05 +1.25 pp
1977 62.79 +3.96 pp
1976 58.83 +1.66 pp
1975 57.17
1973 53.08 +1.13 pp
1972 51.94 +2.93 pp
1971 49.01 +1.74 pp
1970 47.27

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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