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 9.8% 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
Kenya recorded 9.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Kenya peaked at 17.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2018.
That places Kenya 76th 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 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 10.1% | 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 9.8% 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 17.8% 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 5.8% in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Kenya ranks 76th 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 34.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release