Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.7655 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7655 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
112th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.7655 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5701 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
9
1999–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya stood at 0.7655 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya peaked at 0.7655 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5701 GPIA, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 112th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5701 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6172 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6755 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7001 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7569 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6761 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.732 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7145 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7655 GPIA | +7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7655 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7655 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5701 GPIA | 0.5701 GPIA | 0.5701 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6463 GPIA | 0.6172 GPIA | 0.6755 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7285 GPIA | 0.7001 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.722 GPIA | 0.6761 GPIA | 0.7655 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 109 Bangladesh 0.7697 GPIA compare
- 110 Turkey 0.769 GPIA compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7678 GPIA compare
- 113 Madagascar 0.695 GPIA compare
- 114 India 0.6721 GPIA compare
- 115 Laos 0.6641 GPIA compare
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kenya was 0.7655 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7655 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5701 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kenya ranks 112th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release