Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya stood at 29.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2001.
That places Kenya 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.4% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 29.3% 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 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 126 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 up 22.4%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release