Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya
Kenya: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 74.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya is 74.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya peaked at 75.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 101st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.9% | — |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 56.5% | 73.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.8% | 75.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 98 Cuba 74.9% compare
- 99 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.7% compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.1% compare
- 102 Seychelles 72.8% compare
- 103 Puerto Rico 72.8% compare
- 104 Marshall Islands 72.7% compare
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, male in Kenya?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Kenya was 74.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release