Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya
Kenya: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya stood at 84.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya peaked at 91.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.6% | — |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 58.6% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 66.2% | 91.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 84.3% | 91.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 El Salvador 87.3% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.6% compare
- 16 South Africa 84.6% compare
- 18 Nepal 81.9% compare
- 19 Mexico 80.6% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 80.5% 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, urban, female in Kenya?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Kenya was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release