Mean years of schooling long run in Kenya
Kenya: Mean years of schooling long run was 6.73 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Kenya, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling long run in Kenya is 6.73, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Kenya peaked at 6.73 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
That places Kenya 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1890 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1905 | 0.14 | +366.7% |
| 1910 | 0.25 | +78.6% |
| 1915 | 0.33 | +32.0% |
| 1920 | 0.67 | +103.0% |
| 1925 | 0.73 | +9.0% |
| 1930 | 0.8 | +9.6% |
| 1935 | 0.88 | +10.0% |
| 1940 | 0.95 | +8.0% |
| 1945 | 1.08 | +13.7% |
| 1950 | 1.2 | +11.1% |
| 1955 | 1.35 | +12.5% |
| 1960 | 1.56 | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 1.77 | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 2.28 | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 2.82 | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 3.61 | +28.0% |
| 1985 | 4.33 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 5.05 | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 5.5 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.91 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 6.48 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.28 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.73 | +7.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.73 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.27, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | +366.7% | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| 1920 | +103.0% | 0.33 | 0.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.085 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.84 | 0.8 | 0.88 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.27 | 1.2 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1.67 | 1.56 | 1.77 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.55 | 2.28 | 2.82 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.97 | 3.61 | 4.33 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.28 | 5.05 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 5.91 | 6.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.38 | 6.28 | 6.47 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.73 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 1 |
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 mean years of schooling long run in Kenya?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Kenya was 6.73 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Kenya rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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