Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya is 86.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +63.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +48.5% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 37.5% | 61.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.5% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 71.4% | 86.6% | 4 |
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 in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release