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.