Kenya - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Kenya was 100.08 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 100.08 in 2016, while its lowest value was 37.05 in 1970.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 37.05
1971 39.80
1972 43.11
1973 45.81
1977 59.16
1978 61.35
1980 80.18
1981 79.72
2004 84.56
2005 85.60
2014 97.89
2015 99.64
2016 100.08

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Kenya was 99.28 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 99.28 in 2016, while its lowest value was 58.91 in 1970.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 58.91
1971 60.60
1972 63.73
1973 64.43
1977 73.76
1978 74.03
1980 89.54
1981 86.78
2004 88.09
2005 88.28
2014 96.52
2015 98.65
2016 99.28

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kenya was 99.68 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 99.68 in 2016, while its lowest value was 47.94 in 1970.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 47.94
1971 50.16
1972 53.38
1973 55.08
1975 60.02
1976 62.11
1977 66.44
1978 67.68
1979 88.30
1980 84.86
1981 83.25
2004 86.32
2005 86.94
2014 97.20
2015 99.14
2016 99.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes