Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 8.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.62 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 8.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.84, in 1990.
That places Kenya 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.84 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 | 5.43 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 5.82 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 | 7.69 | 8.62 | 4 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Kenya was 8.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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