Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya
Kenya: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 98.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya is 98.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya peaked at 98.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1971.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.5% | — |
| 1972 | 20.4% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +289.0% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 79.2% | 81.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 86.1% | 98.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 France 99.3% compare
- 31 Luxembourg 99.2% compare
- 32 Estonia 98.8% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 98.3% compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 98.2% compare
- 36 Lithuania 98.0% compare
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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kenya was 98.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1971.
- How does Kenya rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.