Education in Mombasa, Kenya: official figures
88.0% of primary-school-age children in Mombasa were attending primary school in 2022 (the net attendance ratio), 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 86.2%).
How many young people in Mombasa go to secondary school?
44.9% of secondary-school-age young people in Mombasa were in secondary school in 2022, joint 20th lowest 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 Mombasa go to pre-school?
74.3% of five-year-olds in Mombasa 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 Mombasa?
90.2% of women and 95.8% of men aged 15-49 in Mombasa could read in 2022; female literacy is 19th 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 Mombasa?
31.5% of women and girls aged six and over in Mombasa had completed secondary school or gone further, and the median woman had 7.5 years of schooling (Kenya: 24.4% and 6.9 years).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Mombasa compares with other counties
Secondary school net attendance ratio (2022)
Mombasa ranks 27 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Secondary school net attendance ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Vihiga | 47.1% |
| 25 | Kakamega | 46.4% |
| 26 | Kitui | 45.8% |
| 27 | Mombasa | 44.9% |
| 28 | Isiolo | 44.9% |
| 29 | Bomet | 44.4% |
| 30 | Bungoma | 43.5% |
Women 15-49 who are literate (2022)
Mombasa ranks 29 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women 15-49 who are literate |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Laikipia | 91.5% |
| 27 | Siaya | 90.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 90.6% |
| 29 | Mombasa | 90.2% |
| 30 | Baringo | 87.6% |
| 31 | Kajiado | 87.2% |
| 32 | Migori | 86.6% |
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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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