Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female in Kenya stood at 19.1%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kenya peaked at 55.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2022.
That places Kenya 90th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 31.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 19.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 88 Belize 19.3% compare
- 88 Naoero 19.3% compare
- 90 Hungary 19.1% compare
- 92 Saint Lucia 18.6% compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 18.4% compare
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, female in Kenya?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Kenya was 19.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Kenya ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 youth of upper 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