Education in Nyeri, Kenya: official figures
92.0% of primary-school-age children in Nyeri were attending primary school in 2022 (the net attendance ratio), joint 9th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 86.2%).
How many young people in Nyeri go to secondary school?
69.3% of secondary-school-age young people in Nyeri were in secondary school in 2022, 4th 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 Nyeri go to pre-school?
63.3% of five-year-olds in Nyeri were in an early childhood education programme at the start of the 2022 school year (a small-sample estimate; Kenya: 65.5%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Nyeri?
98.2% of women and 97.4% of men aged 15-49 in Nyeri could read in 2022; female literacy is joint 5th highest 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 Nyeri?
38.1% of women and girls aged six and over in Nyeri had completed secondary school or gone further, and the median woman had 8.2 years of schooling (Kenya: 24.4% and 6.9 years).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nyeri compares with other counties
Secondary school net attendance ratio (2022)
Nyeri ranks 4 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Secondary school net attendance ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirinyaga | 73.0% |
| 2 | Murang'a | 70.8% |
| 3 | Kiambu | 70.8% |
| 4 | Nyeri | 69.3% |
| 5 | Machakos | 68.3% |
| 6 | Kericho | 65.8% |
| 7 | Laikipia | 65.3% |
Women 15-49 who are literate (2022)
Nyeri ranks 5 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Women 15-49 who are literate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nyamira | 99.0% |
| 3 | Kericho | 98.6% |
| 4 | Embu | 98.3% |
| 5 | Nyeri | 98.2% |
| 6 | Kiambu | 98.2% |
| 7 | Makueni | 98.1% |
| 8 | Kisumu | 98.0% |
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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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