Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary in Kenya
Kenya: Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2015
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya, 2011–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over five years.
Kenya ranks 39th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
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 government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Kenya was 0.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Kenya rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Kenya ranks 39th out of 65 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release