Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 80.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya peaked at 80.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1970.
That places Kenya 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.6% | — |
| 1971 | 34.3% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 37.1% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 57.2% | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 70.1% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.6% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 32.6% | 60.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 69.3% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 63.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1535 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0744 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Kenya was 80.6% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.