Progression to secondary school, female in Kenya
Kenya: Progression to secondary school, female was 100.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Kenya, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school, female in Kenya stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Kenya peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1980.
That places Kenya 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.3% | 81.7% | 89.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 2 |
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- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 24.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Kenya?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Kenya was 100.0% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).