Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9979 GPIA in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
0.9979 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
185th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.9943 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
26
1970–2009
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.9979 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9943 GPIA, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 185th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 184 Nepal 0.9987 GPIA compare
- 186 Central African Republic 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 187 Puerto Rico 0.9956 GPIA
- 188 Paraguay 0.9948 GPIA compare
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya was 0.9979 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9943 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kenya ranks 185th out of 211 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release