Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 372.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya peaked at 3.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.1% | — |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -28.2% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -66.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +442.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- 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)
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 2.3% in 2023, 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 3.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 372.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release