Kenya - Primary Enrollment 2018
99.77%
−2.19pp from 2017
Kenya's primary enrollment was 99.77% in 2018, decreased +2.19pp from 101.96% in 2017. This was the 89th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2018▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rwanda | 137.13% | -1.6% |
| 2nd | Malawi | 136.72% | -1.8% |
| 3rd | Madagascar | 132.69% | -4.7% |
| 4th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 130.08% | 4.9% |
| 5th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 129.21% | 20.2% |
| 6th | Namibia | 124.59% | -1.0% |
| 7th | Eswatini | 123.91% | 0.1% |
| 8th | Sweden | 123.75% | 0.7% |
| 9th | Seychelles | 123.72% | -6.4% |
| 10th | Myanmar | 120.21% | -1.3% |
| 11th | Togo | 117.84% | -1.3% |
| 12th | Tonga | 116.09% | -1.1% |
| 13th | Mozambique | 115.27% | 3.3% |
| 14th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 115.16% | 1.9% |
| 15th | Belize | 114.91% | -0.6% |
| 16th | Sierra Leone | 114.58% | -9.7% |
| 17th | Timor-Leste | 113.61% | -3.3% |
| 18th | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.74% | 2.7% |
| 19th | Benin | 111.81% | -3.9% |
| 20th | Colombia | 111.70% | -1.4% |
| 21st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 111.49% | 9.2% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 110.13% | 5.4% |
| 23rd | Argentina | 109.31% | -0.5% |
| 24th | Brazil | 108.62% | -1.1% |
| 25th | Morocco | 108.26% | 1.3% |
| 26th | Aruba | 107.99% | -5.0% |
| 27th | Grenada | 107.79% | -2.2% |
| 28th | Afghanistan | 107.69% | 1.1% |
| 29th | Bangladesh | 107.19% | 2.0% |
| 30th | Algeria | 107.10% | -0.9% |
| 31st | Qatar | 107.08% | 0.9% |
| 32nd | Comoros | 107.06% | 0.8% |
| 33rd | Liechtenstein | 106.33% | 1.6% |
| 34th | Fiji | 106.22% | 3.2% |
| 35th | Lithuania | 106.06% | -0.3% |
| 36th | Dominican Republic | 105.86% | -2.0% |
| 37th | Cabo Verde | 105.85% | 1.6% |
| 38th | Saudi Arabia | 105.80% | -0.5% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 105.68% | 5.4% |
| 40th | Costa Rica | 105.51% | 2.2% |
| 41st | Mexico | 105.19% | -0.6% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | 105.12% | -1.9% |
| 43rd | Tunisia | 105.11% | -0.4% |
| 44th | Albania | 104.57% | -0.8% |
| 45th | Netherlands | 104.56% | -0.5% |
| 46th | Peru | 104.41% | 1.6% |
| 47th | Portugal | 104.38% | 0.2% |
| 48th | Cameroon | 104.33% | -6.2% |
| 49th | Lao PDR | 104.28% | -2.9% |
| 50th | Burundi | 104.26% | -3.1% |
| 51st | Viet Nam | 104.19% | -0.2% |
| 52nd | Brunei Darussalam | 104.18% | -0.4% |
| 53rd | Samoa | 103.78% | -2.5% |
| 54th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 103.43% | -1.3% |
| 55th | Moldova | 103.34% | -0.3% |
| 56th | Indonesia | 103.30% | -1.0% |
| 57th | Montenegro | 103.26% | 2.3% |
| 58th | Guatemala | 102.98% | 1.6% |
| 59th | Italy | 102.89% | 0.1% |
| 60th | Germany | 102.65% | 0.9% |
| 61st | Spain | 102.64% | 0.1% |
| 62nd | Belgium | 102.50% | -0.2% |
| 63rd | France | 102.46% | 0.0% |
| 64th | Japan | 102.10% | -0.2% |
| 65th | Russian Federation | 102.02% | 1.2% |
| 66th | Thailand | 102.01% | 0.1% |
| 67th | Switzerland | 101.84% | 0.0% |
| 68th | Chile | 101.54% | 0.1% |
| 69th | India | 101.44% | -14.3% |
| 70th | European Union | 101.43% | 0.0% |
| 71st | Austria | 101.37% | 0.3% |
| 72nd | United Kingdom | 101.33% | 0.5% |
| 73rd | United States | 101.26% | -0.6% |
| 74th | Macao SAR, China | 101.24% | -3.9% |
| 75th | Oman | 101.08% | -0.7% |
| 76th | Ireland | 101.03% | 0.2% |
| 77th | Türkiye | 100.93% | 3.5% |
| 78th | Georgia | 100.79% | -2.1% |
| 79th | Denmark | 100.75% | 0.0% |
| 80th | Suriname | 100.73% | -1.4% |
| 81st | South Africa | 100.42% | -1.1% |
| 82nd | Australia | 100.40% | -0.2% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 100.34% | -0.2% |
| 84th | Serbia | 100.30% | 0.0% |
| 85th | Singapore | 100.26% | -0.4% |
| 86th | Solomon Islands | 100.19% | -6.0% |
| 87th | Kyrgyz Republic | 99.83% | -1.0% |
| 88th | Cyprus | 99.80% | 0.5% |
| 89th | Kenya | 99.77% | -2.1% |
| 90th | Azerbaijan | 99.72% | -3.5% |
| 91st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.72% | 1.5% |
| 92nd | Finland | 99.70% | 0.2% |
| 93rd | Cambodia | 99.67% | -1.0% |
| 94th | Latvia | 99.61% | 0.2% |
| 95th | Malta | 99.60% | 0.0% |
| 96th | Slovenia | 99.46% | 1.3% |
| 97th | Bhutan | 99.31% | -0.4% |
| 98th | Norway | 99.17% | -0.1% |
| 99th | Jordan | 98.89% | 0.3% |
| 100th | Iceland | 98.89% | 0.0% |
| 101st | Ecuador | 98.88% | 0.7% |
| 102nd | Croatia | 98.88% | -0.4% |
| 103rd | Ghana | 98.68% | -1.8% |
| 104th | Korea | 98.67% | 0.0% |
| 105th | Canada | 98.66% | 0.0% |
| 106th | New Zealand | 98.55% | 0.1% |
| 107th | Uzbekistan | 98.29% | 0.2% |
| 108th | Czechia | 98.27% | 1.1% |
| 109th | Belarus | 98.23% | -0.8% |
| 110th | China | 97.81% | 0.3% |
| 111th | Greece | 97.80% | -1.0% |
| 112th | Estonia | 97.46% | 0.2% |
| 113th | Kazakhstan | 97.42% | 0.1% |
| 114th | Dominica | 97.37% | -11.1% |
| 115th | Luxembourg | 97.34% | 0.6% |
| 116th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.12% | 0.7% |
| 117th | Slovak Republic | 97.02% | -1.3% |
| 118th | Bahrain | 96.84% | -1.9% |
| 119th | St. Lucia | 96.83% | 1.4% |
| 120th | El Salvador | 96.80% | -1.5% |
| 121st | Bulgaria | 96.79% | -0.8% |
| 122nd | Hungary | 96.75% | -1.7% |
| 123rd | Maldives | 96.64% | -0.5% |
| 124th | West Bank and Gaza | 96.56% | -1.0% |
| 125th | Israel | 96.49% | -0.5% |
| 126th | Mauritius | 96.45% | 0.0% |
| 127th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 96.29% | 2.2% |
| 128th | Lesotho | 96.01% | -9.1% |
| 129th | Sri Lanka | 95.93% | -0.7% |
| 130th | Malaysia | 95.78% | -0.5% |
| 131st | North Macedonia | 95.56% | 0.4% |
| 132nd | San Marino | 95.13% | 2.0% |
| 133rd | Mongolia | 95.09% | 0.7% |
| 134th | Puerto Rico (US) | 95.09% | 0.7% |
| 135th | Tanzania | 94.98% | 6.0% |
| 136th | Tuvalu | 94.98% | -5.0% |
| 137th | Jamaica | 94.91% | 3.9% |
| 138th | Philippines | 94.55% | -4.8% |
| 139th | Poland | 94.49% | -3.3% |
| 140th | Barbados | 94.47% | 0.1% |
| 141st | Zimbabwe | 93.76% | -0.6% |
| 142nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 92.69% | 2.2% |
| 143rd | Armenia | 92.13% | -1.0% |
| 144th | Cayman Islands | 92.08% | -6.7% |
| 145th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 92.06% | -9.0% |
| 146th | Burkina Faso | 91.50% | 2.2% |
| 147th | Gambia, The | 91.48% | 3.1% |
| 148th | Romania | 91.38% | 4.7% |
| 149th | Andorra | 90.71% | 0.6% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 90.22% | 2.7% |
| 151st | Ukraine | 88.57% | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Bahamas, The | 88.55% | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Kuwait | 88.37% | -3.0% |
| 154th | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.21% | 0.0% |
| 155th | Congo, Republic of | 87.46% | -17.1% |
| 156th | Chad | 84.34% | 13.7% |
| 157th | Nigeria | 81.63% | 3.5% |
| 158th | Eritrea | 78.79% | 0.6% |
| 159th | British Virgin Islands | 78.59% | -21.5% |
| 160th | Lebanon | 77.58% | -0.7% |
| 161st | Pakistan | 77.39% | 3.9% |
| 162nd | Sudan | 72.03% | 2.4% |
| 163rd | Mali | 70.37% | -5.8% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's primary enrollment in 2018?▾
Kenya's primary enrollment in 2018 was 99.77%. This ranked 89th globally.
How did Kenya's primary enrollment change in 2018?▾
Kenya's primary enrollment decreased by 2.1% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2018?▾
Rwanda had the highest primary enrollment in 2018 at 137.13%.
What is the primary enrollment of Kenya in 2018?▾
The primary enrollment of Kenya in 2018 was 99.77%. This ranked 89th globally.
How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Kenya's primary enrollment?▾
Kenya's primary enrollment went from 101.96% in 2017 to 99.77% in 2018, a 2.1% decrease.
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