Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.37 GPIA in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya stood at 1.37 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 1.47 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3937 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Kenya 4th out of 160 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7182 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4695 GPIA | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3937 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4932 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4336 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8204 GPIA | +89.2% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 1.45 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 1.47 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.37 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7182 GPIA | 0.7182 GPIA | 0.7182 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9474 GPIA | 0.3937 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 1.37 GPIA 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 1.47 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3937 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 4th out of 160 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 90.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release