Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya is 44.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya peaked at 44.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 93rd of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.3% | — |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.9% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 25.7% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 35.5% | 44.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya was 44.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.