Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.6% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya peaked at 99.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.8% | — |
| 1971 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.93 million (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 99.6% 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 99.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 217 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 up 0.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release