Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 6.5% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya, 1979β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya was 6.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Kenya ranks 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release