Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 62.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 70.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 52.6% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 62.4% | 70.9% | 3 |
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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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Kenya was 62.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release