Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kenya

Kenya: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 1.13 million number in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1.13 million number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.13 million number
in 2016
All-time low
544,923 number
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2016

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kenya, 1998–2016

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200720161998: 544.9k number1999: 545.9k number2000: 573.4k number2001: 588.0k number2002: 615.7k number2003: 661.6k number2004: 745.6k number2005: 768.1k number2006: 786.4k number2007: 812.4k number2008: 869.2k number2009: 874.6k number2012: 975.4k number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 1.13 million number for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kenya peaked at 1.13 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 544,923 number, in 1998.

Kenya ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 545,411 number 544,923 number 545,899 number 2
2000s 729,495 number 573,400 number 874,591 number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 975,360 number 1.13 million number 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 26 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1.35 million number compare
  2. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.30 million number compare
  3. 28 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1.27 million number compare
  4. 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.05 million number compare
  5. 31 South Africa 982,328 number compare
  6. 32 Morocco 981,525 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kenya?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Kenya was 1.13 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 544,923 number in 1998.
How does Kenya rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Kenya ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.