Kenya vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Kenya
97.7%
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
93.7%
in 2024
Kenya rank
68th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
71st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Kenya
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 97.7% against 93.7% in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 4.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 68th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 71st of 219 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.1% | 91.7% | 5.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 91.1% | 6.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 92.5% | 6.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 93.2% | 6.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 94.0% | 6.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 93.8% | 3.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Kenya or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 97.7% against 93.7% in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 4.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kenya ranks 68th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 71st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release