Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Kenya is 9.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Kenya peaked at 9.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 60th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Kenya?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Kenya was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Kenya ranks 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release