Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.1036 units per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya is 0.1036 units per person, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1036 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0256 units per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 17th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0256 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0266 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0283 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0293 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0314 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0336 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0376 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0386 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0431 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0479 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0469 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0471 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0493 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0521 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0653 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0648 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0686 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0679 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0742 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0708 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.069 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0685 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0657 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0626 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0615 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.062 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.061 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.062 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0628 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0628 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0649 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0693 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0684 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0694 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0711 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0785 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0789 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0873 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0961 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1004 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1036 units per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0336 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0431 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0584 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0651 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 0.0708 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0688 units per person | 0.062 units per person | 0.0789 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0968 units per person | 0.0873 units per person | 0.1036 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 Türkiye 0.1082 units per person compare
- 15 Guam 0.105 units per person compare
- 16 Argentina 0.1041 units per person compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.1022 units per person compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 0.1018 units per person compare
- 20 Cape Verde 0.1016 units per person compare
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kenya was 0.1036 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1036 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.