Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya
Kenya: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.4% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Kenya ranks 183rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 180 Pakistan 0.5% compare
- 181 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
- 182 Eritrea 0.4% compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
- 185 Liberia 0.4% compare
- 186 Philippines 0.4% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Kenya ranks 183rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release