Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Kenya
Kenya: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 0.5% 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 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Kenya peaked at 1.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Kenya 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +100.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -67.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 0.5% 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 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Kenya ranks 106th out of 122 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 71.0%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release