Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya
Kenya: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 101.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 101.2% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya peaked at 101.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1971.
Kenya ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.6% | — |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +425.0% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 101.2% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 74.6% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 85.1% | 101.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kenya was 101.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1971.
- How does Kenya rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, total (% 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.