Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 42.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya stood at 42.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 42.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.7% | — |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
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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, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya was 42.1% in 2009, 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 42.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.