Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Kenya
Kenya: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.5577 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Kenya, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.5577 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Kenya peaked at 0.5577 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2073 UIS estimate, in 2012.
That places Kenya 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Kenya, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2073 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.2411 UIS estimate | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3676 UIS estimate | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3829 UIS estimate | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3819 UIS estimate | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4036 UIS estimate | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.394 UIS estimate | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3829 UIS estimate | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3825 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4364 UIS estimate | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5091 UIS estimate | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5577 UIS estimate | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3451 UIS estimate | 0.2073 UIS estimate | 0.4036 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4714 UIS estimate | 0.3825 UIS estimate | 0.5577 UIS estimate | 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 in Kenya?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Kenya was 0.5577 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5577 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2073 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Kenya ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. 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 in Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release