Policy Learning for Universal Secondary Education

Kenya, 2022 - 2024

Reference ID

ZiziX01

Producer(s)

Dr. John Mugo, William Sugut, PhD, HSC, Mr. Paul Kibet, OGW, Dr. Maurice Mutisya, Ms. Dephine Anyango Otieno

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Jul 09, 2025

Last modified

Jul 17, 2025

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Variable Groups

Variable group: Information about transitioning to secondary school

Variables 27

secondary

Is this primary school attached to or near a secondary school? (Should be within

otherp_pri_new

Are there other primary schools attached to or near this secondary school?_2

transit

Did all the learners that sat for KCPE in 2021 from this school transit to secon

trans_reason1

Poor performance

trans_reason2

Lack of interest in schooling by the child

trans_reason3

Peer pressure/influence

trans_reason4

Drug/substance abuse

trans_reason5

Early Marriage

trans_reason6

Teenage pregnancy/adolescent mother

trans_reason7

Orphaned

trans_reason8

Sickness

trans_reason9

Indiscipline

trans_reason10

Child has disability

trans_reason11

Parents no longer have an interest in schooling

trans_reason12

Lack of food/famine/hunger

trans_reason13

Family emergencies (e.g death in family)

trans_reason14

Household or child migrated

trans_reason15

Need to earn to help the family

trans_reason16

Domestic/household responsibilities

trans_reason17

Cultural practices (e.g rites of passage)

trans_reason18

Insecurity/unsafe to travel to school

trans_reason19

School fees and related costs

trans_reason20

School too far from home

trans_reason21

Admission to far schools

trans_reason22

Lack of admission/placement in a secondary school

trans_reason23

Opted to join village polytechnic

trans_reason24

Hostile school environment

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