Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 93.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 93.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya peaked at 93.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.4% | — |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 65.7% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 85.2% | 93.0% | 4 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Kenya was 93.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Kenya ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.