Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya

Kenya: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 56.5% in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
56.5%
World rank
18th
of 39 countries
All-time high
56.5%
in 2014
All-time low
38.7%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2014

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2014

02040602000200720142000: 38.7 %2003: 40.2 %2008: 52.8 %2009: 41.8 %2014: 56.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 56.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 56.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2000.

Kenya ranks 18th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.4% 38.7% 52.8% 4
2010s 56.5% 56.5% 56.5% 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 15 Dominican Republic 66.2% compare
  2. 16 Mexico 63.4% compare
  3. 17 Costa Rica 60.1% compare
  4. 19 Honduras 52.5% compare
  5. 20 Guatemala 51.0% compare
  6. 21 Ghana 48.9% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Kenya was 56.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
How does Kenya rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2014.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 382 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/