Education in Meru, Kenya: official figures
87.5% of primary-school-age children in Meru were attending primary school in 2022 (the net attendance ratio), 17th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 86.2%).
How many young people in Meru go to secondary school?
47.8% of secondary-school-age young people in Meru were in secondary school in 2022, 23rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 48.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo young children in Meru go to pre-school?
81.2% of five-year-olds in Meru were in an early childhood education programme at the start of the 2022 school year (Kenya: 65.5%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Meru?
86.2% of women and 85.5% of men aged 15-49 in Meru could read in 2022; female literacy is 14th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 90.9% and 93.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow educated are women in Meru?
18.4% of women and girls aged six and over in Meru had completed secondary school or gone further, and the median woman had 6.5 years of schooling (Kenya: 24.4% and 6.9 years).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Meru compares with other counties
Secondary school net attendance ratio (2022)
Meru ranks 23 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Secondary school net attendance ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kajiado | 49.2% |
| 22 | Homa Bay | 48.9% |
| 23 | Meru | 47.8% |
| 24 | Vihiga | 47.1% |
| 25 | Kakamega | 46.4% |
| 26 | Kitui | 45.8% |
Women 15-49 who are literate (2022)
Meru ranks 34 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women 15-49 who are literate |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Kajiado | 87.2% |
| 32 | Migori | 86.6% |
| 33 | Busia | 86.5% |
| 34 | Meru | 86.2% |
| 35 | Lamu | 84.1% |
| 36 | Kwale | 81.7% |
| 37 | Kilifi | 81.0% |
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Sources
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
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