Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 89.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya stood at 89.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 89.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 54th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 40.6% | 62.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 74.9% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 75.4% | 89.2% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Kenya was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 54th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release