Kenya

Background Information

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank income group

Lower middle income

Percent of population aged 10-24

33% (UNFPA, 2023)

Total primary school age population (both sexes)

8,039,703 (UIS, 2022)

Total secondary school age population (both sexes)

7,811,884 (UIS, 2022)

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)

23%

Source: UNSDG , 2014

Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

73

Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2020

Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
(% of women 15-49)

34%

Source: DHS , 2022

Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)

67%

Source: DHS , 2022

Education Snapshot Back to Top

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
(Years)

12

Source: UIS , 2022

Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities

No data available

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Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schools

No data available

Source: UIS

Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2019

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Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2022

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Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on education

Source: UIS , 2020

Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)

No data available

Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)

No data available

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading

  • Female 48%

  • Male 45%

Female: UIS, 2021

Male: UIS, 2021

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics

  • Female 75%

  • Male 74%

Female: UIS, 2021

Male: UIS, 2021

Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education

No data available
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Youth not in education, employment or training

  • Female 25%

  • Male 12%

Female: ILO, 2021

Male: ILO, 2021

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Completion rate

Primary school age

  • Female 82%

  • Male 77%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Lower secondary school age

  • Female 69%

  • Male 61%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Upper secondary school age

  • Female 38%

  • Male 44%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Out-of-school rate

Primary school

  • Female 5%

  • Male 5%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Lower secondary school

  • Female 4%

  • Male 3%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Upper secondary school

  • Female 11%

  • Male 9%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Legal Frameworks Back to Top

Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools

3

Limited protection from violence in educational institutions

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

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Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender

2

Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

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Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls

2

No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

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Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors

Data coming soon!

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Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality

Data coming soon!

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Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes

Data coming soon!

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Programs Back to Top

Project/Program

Accelerated Learning in the Classroom Program
Project/Program

Accelerated Learning Program
Research Project/Report/Study

Adolescent Girls Initiative - Kenya
Project/Program

Advancing Learning Outcomes for Transformational Change (A LOT-Change)
Project/Program

African Women Making A Difference
Research Project/Report/Study

Afya Pwani
Project/Program

Alternative Rite of Passage
Research Project/Report/Study

AMPLIFY: COVID-19 Response Research
Network/Convening/Conference

AMPLIFY Girls Collective
Research Project/Report/Study

Anasoma
Project/Program

ARK Secondary School Education Program
Research Project/Report/Study

A school closer to home: using mealtimes to foster language development, improve girls' nutrition and align home and school in rural Kenya and Zambia
Project/Program

BEST Girls- Being Empowered, Strong and Together
Project/Program

Break Free Alliance
Project/Program

Bridge the Technology Gap
Project/Program

Building Schools
Project/Program

Capacity Building of Grassroots Organizations
Project/Program

Center of Worth
Project/Program

Community Action Plan
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Community Grants Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Comprehensive scholarship programme
Project/Program

COVID-19 Response in Kenya
Project/Program

COVID-19 Response – Leaders of Learning
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Data-Driven Advocacy for Girls' Education in Emergencies in Africa
Project/Program

Dottie Scholarship Program
Project/Program

Educated and Confident
Project/Program

Educate!'s Out-of-School Youth Solution
Project/Program

Education Access and Equity
Project/Program

Education and Mentorship
Project/Program

Education and Skills— Pastoralist Education
Project/Program

Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project/Program

Education for Life
Project/Program

Education in Emergencies
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program

Education Program
Research Project/Report/Study

Estimating the Impacts of Microfranchising on Young Women in Nairobi
Research Project/Report/Study

Evaluation of the Nia Project
Research Project/Report/Study

Evaluation of World University Service of Canada’s Remedial Education Program in Dadaab and Kakuma in Kenya
Project/Program

Expanding Inclusive Education Strategies for Girls with Disabilities Kenya
Project/Program

FAWE's Gender Sensitive Schools
Project/Program

Feminist and Youth-led Action (FAYA)
Project/Program

Fighting Period Poverty— Monthly sanitary pad distributions at school
Project/Program

Fit-for-Purpose Program
Project/Program

Food for Education
Project/Program

Four Pillars PLUS
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Funding For Girls Education Programs
Project/Program

g4g Day
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Gender Empowerment
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Gender Equality Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Gender Equity Initiative
Project/Program

Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Girl Child Education Fund
Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Girl Rising Global Education Fund
Project/Program

Girls' Advancement (Wezesha Vijiana) Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Girls Education in Emergencies Project
Project/Program

Girls for Leaders Club
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Girls Voices Initiative (GVI)
Project/Program

Global Engagement Initiative
Project/Program

GSL: COVID-19 Response Research
Project/Program

Happy Home Orphanage
Project/Program

Hatua Network Scholarship Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Healthy Choices and Life-Skills Empowerment Program
Project/Program

How cash transfers help girls continue their education in Kenya
Project/Program

How radio acts as an education tool to help girls continue learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Project/Program

How Refugee Children in Kenya are Continuing to Learn During the Coronavirus Lockdown
Project/Program

iMlango
Project/Program

Jielimishe (Educate Yourself)
Project/Program

Judah Education Centre
Project/Program

Kenya Equity in Education Project (KEEP Project)
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Kuria Girls Project
Project/Program

Leadership Academies for Girls
Project/Program

Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator
Project/Program

Leadership and Entrepreneurship Incubator (LEI) Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Leading with Evidence to Achieve Real Reform Now (LEARRN)
Project/Program

Learn4Work
Project/Program

Learning through Education and Access to Employment Pathways (LEAP)
Project/Program

Let our Girls Succeed - Wasichana Wetu Wafaulu
Project/Program

Life Skills Program
Project/Program

LitClub
Research Project/Report/Study

Maintaining Learning Continuity During School Closure: Community Health Volunteer Support for Marginalized Girls in Kenya
Project/Program

Mission with a Vision
Advocacy Campaign/Project

National Partner Support
Project/Program

NIGEE Vocational Training Centre
Project/Program

No One Out Project (NOO Project)
Project/Program

One Girl Can Mentor Program
Project/Program

One Girl Can Scholarship Program
Project/Program

Orphans, Vulnerable Children and Youth Program
Project/Program

Our Right to Learn – Reaching the Unreached
Project/Program

Our Sisters Read
Project/Program

Out-of-School Girls' Empowerment Program
Project/Program

Overseers Education Centre
Research Project/Report/Study

Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE)
Project/Program

Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative (PCTFI) – Cohort 3
Research Project/Report/Study

Population Council - Kenya: COVID-19 Response Research
Research Project/Report/Study

Programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education: Lessons from 2020
Project/Program

Promoting sexual and reproductive health rights among Ogiek girls
Project/Program

Provide Tele-Psychosocial Support
Project/Program

RACHEL (Remote Area Community Hotspot for Education and Learning)
Project/Program

Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy (RAP) in the Era of COVID-19
Project/Program

Rescue Dada Centre Sponsorship Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Safe Space/House for Survivors of GBV, FGM, Child Marriages, Samburu Beading
Project/Program

Schools for Africa
Project/Program

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Project/Program

Second Chance
Project/Program

Second Chance Project
Project/Program

Service-learning for WASH in schools
Project/Program

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Project/Program

Sexual Reproductive Health Education in Schools
Project/Program

Skills for Prosperity Kenya
Project/Program

Starkid School and Rescue Centre
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Storytelling For Change
Research Project/Report/Study

Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program

Supporting Remote Learning
Project/Program

Teacher Professional Development
Project/Program

Teacher Training and Support
Project/Program

The ABCs of Sex Education
Research Project/Report/Study

The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Research Project/Report/Study

The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program

The Gender and Development Programme
Research Project/Report/Study

The Impact of COVID-19 on Young Women
Research Project/Report/Study

The Impact of Training for Market-Oriented Farming on Farmer Livelihoods in Kenya
Research Project/Report/Study

The Nia Project
Advocacy Campaign/Project

Tuimarike Wanadada
Project/Program

Tuseme Dada
Research Project/Report/Study

Understanding pre- and post-COVID-19 landscapes to build back better for girls with disabilities
Project/Program

Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Project/Program

Vumilia Children's Home
Project/Program

Water and Sanitation
Network/Convening/Conference

Webinar: Using a gender lens to address COVID-19 response in refugee settings
Project/Program

Wezesha Elimu Project
Project/Program

Young Women's Academy for Conscious Change (YWA)
Project/Program

Youth and Women Health: Education, Health, Social, Economic and Political Development
Project/Program

Youth Clubs
Research Project/Report/Study

Youth First Kenya
Research Project/Report/Study

Youth Think Tank

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