Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.4% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.6% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya peaked at 3.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 187th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -22.4% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -30.7% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -66.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- 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)
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 0.4% 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 3.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Kenya ranks 187th out of 213 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 down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release