Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 84.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 45th of 87 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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +63.1% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 32.1% | 57.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.7% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 68.0% | 84.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release