Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya
Kenya: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 59.9% 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.
That places Kenya 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
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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 176th out of 208 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 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release