Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 90.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Kenya peaked at 90.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.5% | — |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 58.5% | 75.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 79.8% | 81.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 81.0% | 90.2% | 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, male in Kenya?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Kenya was 90.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release