Kenya Literacy Rate 2000-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Kenya literacy rate for 2021 was 82.62%, a 1.09% increase from 2018.
- Kenya literacy rate for 2018 was 81.54%, a 2.8% increase from 2014.
- Kenya literacy rate for 2014 was 78.73%, a 6.58% increase from 2007.
- Kenya literacy rate for 2007 was 72.16%, a 10.07% decline from 2000.
| Kenya Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
82.62% |
1.09% |
| 2018 |
81.54% |
2.80% |
| 2014 |
78.73% |
6.58% |
| 2007 |
72.16% |
-10.07% |
| 2000 |
82.23% |
-10.07% |
