Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 92.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya is 92.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya peaked at 92.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 110th 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, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.9% | — |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 64.5% | 65.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 66.3% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.5% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 107 Panama 93.5% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 109 Saint Lucia 93.2% compare
- 111 Dominican Republic 92.0% compare
- 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.8% compare
- 113 Montenegro 90.6% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 611,146 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Kenya was 92.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Kenya ranks 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.