School enrollment, secondary in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, secondary was 84.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, secondary in Kenya stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Kenya peaked at 84.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 131st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 27.7% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 41.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 72.6% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.4% | 84.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (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, total 24.71 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Kenya?
- School enrollment, secondary in Kenya was 84.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Kenya ranks 131st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.