Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 4.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya, 1979–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya peaked at 14.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 102nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +955.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +107.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -63.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.8% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya was 4.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Kenya ranks 102nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.