Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 42.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya stood at 42.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya peaked at 42.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1981.
That places Kenya 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 29.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.0% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Kenya was 42.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1981.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Kenya ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release