Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) was 76.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 76.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 76.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 115th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.3% | — |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +44.9% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +3.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 76.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 76.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.1%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (upper both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +44.9% | 42.2% | 61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 25.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 61.1% | 63.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 71.5% | 76.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya was 76.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 115th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release