Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2615 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2615 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya peaked at 0.2615 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1155 LPIA, in 1999.
That places Kenya 76th out of 93 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Kenya, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1155 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.1356 LPIA | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1359 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2039 LPIA | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1869 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2615 LPIA | +39.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2615 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3314 LPIA, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2615 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1929 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1155 LPIA | 0.1155 LPIA | 0.1155 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1357 LPIA | 0.1356 LPIA | 0.1359 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2039 LPIA | 0.2039 LPIA | 0.2039 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2242 LPIA | 0.1869 LPIA | 0.2615 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya was 0.2615 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2615 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1155 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release