Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya
Kenya: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.7%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2019
All-time low
82.7%
in 2003
Years of data
8
2003–2024
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 84.7% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya peaked at 91.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.7% | — |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 82.7% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 83.2% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 84.7% | 91.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 4 Armenia 86.7% compare
- 5 Brazil 85.8% compare
- 6 Nepal 85.4% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 83.0% compare
- 9 South Africa 82.5% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 82.4% compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male in Kenya was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male?
- Kenya ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release