Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 99.2% 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 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 99.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.5% | — |
| 2000 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.7% | 99.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 99.2% 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 99.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 34th 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 up 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release