Productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya
Kenya: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya stood at 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya peaked at 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Kenya 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 103 Tajikistan 8.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 104 Pakistan 8.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 105 India 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 107 Bangladesh 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 108 Cote d'Ivoire 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 109 Congo 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Kenya
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Kenya was 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Kenya ranks 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.