Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 39.2% 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
Kenya recorded 39.2% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2010.
Kenya ranks 101st of 142 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 | 29.8% | — |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +56.7% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.1% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 22.0% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 29.4% | 39.2% | 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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kenya was 39.2% 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 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 142 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 78.1%. 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+, total (%) (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.