Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya
Kenya: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 92.5% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
92.5%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
60th
of 125 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2013
All-time low
92.5%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2011–2015
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 92.5% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over five years.
That places Kenya 60th out of 125 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94.4% | — |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
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 current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Kenya was 92.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Kenya ranks 60th out of 125 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release