Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya
Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 83.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya peaked at 83.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2009.
That places Kenya 26th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.5% | — |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.4% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 69.9% | 83.2% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Kenya was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Kenya ranks 26th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release