Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.35 GPIA in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
1.35 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.47 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.3645 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
26
1970–2009
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya stood at 1.35 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya peaked at 1.47 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3645 GPIA, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 5th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8882 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8359 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7286 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7209 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6832 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5048 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7943 GPIA | +57.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8815 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9233 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9314 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5123 GPIA | -45.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5797 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6484 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6816 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6705 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6742 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4372 GPIA | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3645 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4603 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4628 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7808 GPIA | +68.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 1.43 GPIA | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 1.47 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7269 GPIA | 0.5048 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.7359 GPIA | 0.5123 GPIA | 0.9314 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6742 GPIA | 0.6742 GPIA | 0.6742 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.3645 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 611,146 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya was 1.35 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3645 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release