Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya
Kenya: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 97.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
97.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 104 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2015
All-time low
94.0%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2015
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over five years.
That places Kenya 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.0% | — |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +2.3% |
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More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Kenya was 97.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release