Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Kenya is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Kenya peaked at 1.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2016.
That places Kenya 104th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 101 Macau (China) 1.1% compare
- 102 United Arab Emirates 1.1% compare
- 103 Georgia 1.1% compare
- 105 South Africa 1.1% compare
- 106 India 1.1% compare
- 107 Cuba 1.1% 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Kenya?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Kenya was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release