Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Kenya
Kenya: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 3.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
3.0%
Change on year
down 44.1%
World rank
84th
of 108 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2014
All-time low
3.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2011–2015
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 3.0% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over five years.
Kenya ranks 84th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.4% | — |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +58.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -44.1% |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Kenya?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Kenya was 3.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Kenya ranks 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release