Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya stood at 1.04 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 12th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Kenya was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release