Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1%
World rank
107th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2001
All-time low
1.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya peaked at 1.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 107th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 104 Costa Rica 1.2% compare
- 105 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 106 Laos 1.2% compare
- 108 Eritrea 1.1% compare
- 109 Madagascar 1.1% compare
- 110 Tanzania 1.0% compare
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kenya ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release