Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 50.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya stood at 50.8%.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya peaked at 65.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 146th of 176 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, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 48.8% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 50.8% | 65.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Kenya was 50.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release