Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 45th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -45.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +65.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 tertiary education graduating from in Kenya?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya was 0.8% 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 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 111 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 8.5%. 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 Services 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