Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.061 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya is 0.061 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.061 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 units per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0083 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0089 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0204 units per person | +58.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0202 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0202 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0229 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.029 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0308 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0307 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0298 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0308 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0335 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0377 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0375 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0487 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.051 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0572 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.061 units per person | +1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.061 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0413 units per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.061 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0331 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +58.2% | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0204 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0249 units per person | 0.0202 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0334 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0377 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | 0.051 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 units per person | 0.0572 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 New Caledonia 0.0631 units per person compare
- 20 Fiji 0.0621 units per person compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 0.0612 units per person compare
- 23 Nepal 0.0606 units per person compare
- 24 Micronesia (country) 0.0604 units per person compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 0.0601 units per person compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Kenya was 0.061 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.061 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.