Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 98.7% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya stood at 98.7%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 99.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2006.
That places Kenya 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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 years (2025)
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 98.7% in 2009, 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 99.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release