Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya is 94.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya peaked at 94.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 36th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.1% | — |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.6% | 65.1% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 85.0% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 85.9% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Kenya was 94.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release