Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 1.13 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya is 1.13 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.13 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 540,272 number, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 546,629 number | — |
| 1999 | 540,272 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 567,297 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 578,465 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 611,824 number | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 642,904 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 713,122 number | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 753,478 number | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 744,291 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 711,362 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 825,784 number | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 806,570 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 942,379 number | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million number | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 543,450 number | 540,272 number | 546,629 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 695,510 number | 567,297 number | 825,784 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 942,379 number | 1.13 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.26 million number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.26 million number compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.14 million number compare
- 29 South Africa 1.00 million number compare
- 30 Nepal 943,410 number compare
- 31 Ukraine 905,022 number compare
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Kenya was 1.13 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 540,272 number in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.