Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 60.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 60.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya peaked at 60.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1981.
Kenya ranks 114th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.0% | — |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 27.2% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 36.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 25.0% | 35.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 38.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 53.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.4% | 60.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Kenya was 60.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Kenya ranks 114th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release