Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in Kenya
Kenya: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South was 380 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 380 for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in Kenya peaked at 977 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 380, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 877 | — |
| 2000 | 877 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 977 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 557 | -43.0% |
| 2003 | 530 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 450 | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 541 | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 518 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 494 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 471 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 451 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 430 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 413 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 495 | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 444 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 483 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 488 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 471 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 542 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 539 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 500 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 425 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 440 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 380 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 380 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877 | 877 | 877 | 1 |
| 2000s | 586.6 | 450 | 977 | 10 |
| 2010s | 480.5 | 413 | 542 | 10 |
| 2020s | 406.25 | 380 | 440 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in Kenya?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south in Kenya was 380 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 977 in 2001.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in south rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release