Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 94.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya stood at 94.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 96.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.5% | — |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 90.5% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.2% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.4% | 95.4% | 4 |
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- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kenya was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release