Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya is 92.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 87 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, urban, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 62.1% | 76.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 82.7% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 83.5% | 92.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 611,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya was 92.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release