Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya
Kenya: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.5%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 2021
All-time low
77.7%
in 2003
Years of data
8
2003–2024
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 86.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya peaked at 91.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.7% | — |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.7% | 91.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 86.5% | 91.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Kenya was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release