Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
97.8%
in 2006
Years of data
17
1999–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.7% | — |
| 2000 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release