Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya
Kenya: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 45.1% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya is 45.1%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya peaked at 45.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 144th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.0% | — |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 25.2% | 45.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kenya was 45.1% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Kenya ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.