Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.3% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, 1999–2009
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 1.3%, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 52.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 2.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +35.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +64.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +36.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -52.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% compare
- 144 Algeria 1.4% compare
- 145 Tajikistan 1.3% compare
- 147 Sudan 1.3% compare
- 148 Qatar 1.0% compare
- 149 Mauritania 0.7% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 611,146 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.3% 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 2.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 168 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 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release