Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya
Kenya: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 4.0% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya, 1999β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 229.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.
That places Kenya 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kenya was 4.0% 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 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 95 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 229.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release