Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Kenya is 65.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Kenya peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 48th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 26.6% | 34.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 46.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 49.4% | 65.3% | 4 |
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, male in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Kenya was 65.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release