Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 6.5% 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 6.5%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya peaked at 15.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1979.
Kenya ranks 101st of 110 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 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +494.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +97.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -57.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.9% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 2 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Kenya was 6.5% 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 15.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 110 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 18.6%. 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+, total (%) (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.