Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Kenya
Gross secondary school enrolment in Kenya was 84.3% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Kenya, 2023
84.3%
Change from 2022
+0.5percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
107th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Kenya over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | – | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | – | 75.5% |
| 2017 | – | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | – | 74.9% |
| 2013 | – | 74.0% |
| 2012 | – | 72.7% |
| 2011 | – | 71.9% |
| 2010 | – | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | 62.4% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 83.8% in 2022.
- Since 2004, when it was 47.1%, the figure has changed by +37.2 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Kenya has the 107th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.2%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
90.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
86.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS