FACTOID #
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There are 22 countries where more than half the population is
illiterate
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Africa
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KENYAN EDUCATION STATS:
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Average years of schooling of adults
4.2
[73rd of 100]
Children out of school, primary
1,031,544
[6th of 126]
Duration of compulsory education
8 years
[119th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level
7
[22nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level
5
[174th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
98,607
[75th of 150]
Education spending (% of GDP)
7%
[20th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
22.1%
[12th of 96]
Education, primary completion rate
95
[50th of 148]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
23.1%
[116th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
47.6%
[119th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results
67.875
[114th of 191]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male
90.6%
[88th of 156]
Literacy > Total population
85.1%
[96th of 160]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
29.19 %
[1st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level
0.4
[127th of 126]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
39.54
[27th of 159]
Tertiary enrollment
3%
[124th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
1.01
[7th of 138]
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World Development Indicators database
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Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Human Development Programme
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18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Kenya, Republic of Kenya
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David Kuria Wamukuru
5th October 2009
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