Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1217 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya is 0.1217 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1217 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 units per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0264 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0275 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0292 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0323 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0347 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0386 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0397 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0426 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0442 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0492 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0482 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0483 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0506 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0533 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0664 units per person | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0659 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0697 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.069 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0623 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0632 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0632 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0653 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0698 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.069 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.07 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0717 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0792 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0793 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1004 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1036 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1155 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1208 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1217 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0345 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | 0.0442 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0578 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | 0.0697 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0613 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0693 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | 0.0793 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.102 units per person | 0.1004 units per person | 0.1036 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.1155 units per person | 0.1217 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 19 Fiji 0.1223 units per person compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 0.1223 units per person compare
- 21 New Caledonia 0.122 units per person compare
- 23 Tajikistan 0.1217 units per person compare
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 0.1191 units per person compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1187 units per person compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Kenya was 0.1217 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1217 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 units per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.