Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 84.8% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya is 84.8%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya peaked at 84.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, 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, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.6% | — |
| 1971 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 52.0% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 73.0% | +36.3% |
| 1975 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 78.8% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.4% | 48.6% | 74.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.5% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 67.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kenya was 84.8% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Kenya ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.