Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Kenya
Kenya: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 1.0% 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 1.0%, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kenya peaked at 2.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2009.
That places Kenya 155th 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -51.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 11% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 152 Hong Kong 1.5% compare
- 153 Comoros 1.4% compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 157 Oman 0.9% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (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 1.0% 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 2.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kenya ranks 155th 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 down 21.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release