Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 54.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya is 54.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 54.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 50th of 88 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, rural, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +73.2% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +53.0% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.0% | 22.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 29.4% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 54.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Kenya was 54.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release