Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya stood at 11.5%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya peaked at 16.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2013.
That places Kenya 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya was 11.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kenya ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release