Survey: Kenya halves share of people with no schooling in 20 years, but Northern counties lag

Kenya has cut the share of people with no formal schooling by about half in 20 years, the 2025–26 Kenya Mini Demographic and Health Survey (KMDHS) shows. Only 12 per cent of women and 8 per cent of men now report never having attended school.The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) released the report on November 3, 2026.