Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
96.8%
in 1971
Years of data
35
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya is 97.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 1971.
Kenya ranks 68th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.9% | — |
| 1971 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (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 97.7% in 2023, 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 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 1971.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release