Facts in Q&A format

UNESCO defines literacy as the “percentage of the population ages 15 and older that can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life”. UNESCO data indicates that Kenya’s literacy rate stood at 81.5% in 2018. ...

The area of Mount Kenya’s glaciers (ice masses) decreased an estimated 44% from 2004 to 2016. Only 10 of the 18 glaciers that covered Mount Kenya’s summit a century ago remain today, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Within the next 25 years, warming temperatures could mean ...

About 8% of Kenya’s land mass is protected area for wildlife conservation. The protected areas comprise of 23 terrestrial National Parks, 28 terrestrial National Reserves, 4 marine National Parks, 6 marine National Reserves and 4 national sanctuaries. ...

Wildebeest were the most common (284,000) in Kenya’s rangelands, followed by zebras (105,000) and gazelles (101,000). ...

Quantities of solid waste generated in Nairobi City County increased by 19.2% from 1.65 million tonnes in 2019 to 1.97 million tonnes in 2020. ...

Enrolment in pre-primary increased marginally to 2.84 million in 2021 school year from 2,8 million in the 2020 school year. Total enrolment in primary schools increased by 1.1% to 10.3 million in the 2021 school year. Total enrolment in secondary schools rose by 4.9% to 3.7 million in 2021. ...

The National Police Service’s annual crime report reported 69,645 criminal cases in 2020. Of those, assault was the most reported category with 14,046 cases. Offences against morality were the second most reported category with 9,153 cases or 13.2%. Under this category, defilement was the largest ...

As of 31 December 2020 Kenya’s total number of police officers was 100,481. According to World Bank data, Kenya had a population of 53.8 million in 2020. This means that in 2020, one police officer was serving an average of 535 people. ...

The National Police Service’s annual crime report did not contain a murder rate in 2020. However, according to the report, there were 2,082 murders in 2020. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics estimated Kenya’s population at 53.8 million people in 2020. This means that there were roughly 4 m...