Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 41.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 164 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2025
All-time low
26.0%
in 1999
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 41.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya peaked at 41.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 104th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 28.2% | — |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 41.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 41.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 32.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 39.7% | 41.0% | 6 |
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, male (modelled data) in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Kenya was 41.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release