Youth literacy rate in Kenya 2000-2018, by gender
According to most recent data, 87.8 percent of people aged 15-24 years in Kenya were able to read and write a simple statement in 2018. The youth literacy rate slightly variated given the gender, with a share of 88.1 percent among women and 87.6 percent among men. This was the first time in the period in study when the female share was above that of males.