Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.6736 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya stood at 0.6736 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya peaked at 0.6736 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4065 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Kenya 55th out of 88 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, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4874 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.4532 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4321 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4065 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5214 LPIA | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6188 LPIA | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5889 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6242 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.609 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6736 LPIA | +10.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6736 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3836 LPIA, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6736 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2591 LPIA, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4448 LPIA | 0.4065 LPIA | 0.4874 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5701 LPIA | 0.5214 LPIA | 0.6188 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6239 LPIA | 0.5889 LPIA | 0.6736 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Kenya was 0.6736 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6736 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4065 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release