End month of the academic school year in Kenya
Kenya: End month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
203rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8 tertiary education
in 2009
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2022
End month of the academic school year in Kenya, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2022, end month of the academic school year in Kenya stood at 1 tertiary education. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Kenya peaked at 8 tertiary education in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 203rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | -87.5% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.1 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170,289 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,124 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 273,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 29.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 338,073 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Kenya?
- End month of the academic school year in Kenya was 1 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 2009.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Kenya ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release