Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.3% | — |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +70.4% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +23.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 65.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 65.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.1%, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 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