FACTOID # 6: There are 22 countries where more than half the population is illiterate. Fifteen of them are in Africa.
 
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Africa > Kenya > Education

KENYAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.57 % of GNI Time series [19th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 4.2 [73rd of 100]
Children out of school, primary 1,031,544 Time series [6th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 30.113 per 1,000 people Time series [18th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 505,686 Time series [6th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 14.762 per 1,000 people Time series [17th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 525,858 Time series [5th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 15.351 per 1,000 people Time series [16th of 148]
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 > Primary level 5,590,143 Time series [21st of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.174 per capita Time series [21st of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1,389,818 Time series [46th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 43.378 per 1,000 people Time series [135th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 98,607 Time series [75th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 3.144 per 1,000 people Time series [113rd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.31% Time series [96th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 47.88% Time series [113rd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 34.67% Time series [108th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 79% Time series [118th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 79% Time series [113rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 80% Time series [111st of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8% Time series [13th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 29.2% Time series [1st of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 7% [20th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 22.1% [12th of 96]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6% Time series [55th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 74% Time series [65th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 71.4% Time series [65th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 95 Time series [50th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 96 Time series [42nd of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 94 Time series [54th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 23.1% [116th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 23.57 % Time series [3rd of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.5 % Time series [9th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 262.63 % Time series [7th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.5% [12th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.6% [119th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 67.875 [114th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.96 Time series [97th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.95 Time series [95th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.6 Time series [109th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 30.3 [96th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 115.69 % Time series [21st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 120.43 % Time series [22nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 118.07 % Time series [20th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 14.9% Time series [64th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 9.4% Time series [69th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 20.3% Time series [59th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 2,807,300 Time series [33rd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 85.762 per 1,000 people Time series [68th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 880,200 Time series [38th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 26.89 per 1,000 people Time series [70th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 1,935,100 Time series [32nd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 59.116 per 1,000 people Time series [62nd of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 79.7% Time series [97th of 157]
Literacy > Male 90.6% Time series [88th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 85.1% Time series [96th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 70.23 % Time series [76th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 77.65 % Time series [81st of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 73.61 % Time series [81st of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 80.71 % Time series [75th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 79.81 % Time series [89th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 80.32 % Time series [79th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 80.3% Time series [23rd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 79.8% Time series [25th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 80.7% Time series [22nd of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 41.8 % Time series [76th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 42.77 % Time series [74th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 40.84 % Time series [79th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 85.1 % Time series [21st of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 80.85 % Time series [23rd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 82.89 % Time series [25th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 93.97 % Time series [35th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 96.11 % Time series [27th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 95.05 % Time series [33rd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [94th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 6,075,706 Time series [8th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.177 per capita Time series [19th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.72 % female Time series [24th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 153,678 Time series [10th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.486 per 1,000 people Time series [48th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 44.76 % female Time series [67th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 17% [52nd of 99]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.74 % Time series [9th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 29.19 % Time series [1st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 0.4 [127th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 1.2 [123rd of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 496.9 [8th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 39.54 Time series [27th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 71.2 [83rd of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 29.8 [57th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 26.1 [25th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 60.07 Time series [102nd of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.06 Time series [57th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.29 Time series [59th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 93.53 % Time series [109th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.12 % Time series [14th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 5.83 % Time series [46th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 5.63 % Time series [43rd of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 6.02 % Time series [47th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 2 [110th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 53.91 % gross Time series [31st of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 53.64 % gross Time series [32nd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 54.18 % gross Time series [32nd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 114.09 % gross Time series [22nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 79.92 % net Time series [62nd of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 111.78 % gross Time series [21st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 80.23 % net Time series [57th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 116.37 % gross Time series [24th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 79.6 % net Time series [61st of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 4.46 % Time series [51st of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 48.88 % gross Time series [62nd of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 42.11 % net Time series [48th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 47.7 % gross Time series [61st of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 42.4 % net Time series [48th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 50.06 % gross Time series [66th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 41.83 % net Time series [46th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 6.08 % Time series [47th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 2.91 % gross Time series [112nd of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 2.19 % gross Time series [106th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 3.64 % gross Time series [107th of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years Time series [12th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years Time series [13th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years Time series [13th of 93]
Scientific and technical journal articles 258 Time series [61st of 175]
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced 1920
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1910
Secondary education, general pupils 2,449,729 Time series [13th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.072 per 1,000 people Time series [47th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 2,464,042 Time series [12th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.072 per capita Time series [51st of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.58 % female Time series [46th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 78,096 Time series [16th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 2.28 per 1,000 people Time series [57th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 38.41 % female Time series [50th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 14,313 Time series [47th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.418 per 1,000 people Time series [76th of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 3% [124th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 98.8 % Time series [14th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 99.21 % Time series [12th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 98.47 % Time series [11th of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1.01 Time series [7th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: Scouting ; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kenya, Republic of Kenya

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