Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya peaked at 53.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 88th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 30.3% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.6% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Kenya was 21.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 youth of upper 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