School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.4487 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya is 0.4487 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 152.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 0.4487 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 years, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0273 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0257 years | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0833 years | +223.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 years | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0819 years | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0901 years | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0866 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1775 years | +105.0% |
| 2016 | 0.171 years | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2756 years | +61.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3013 years | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3446 years | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4082 years | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4487 years | +9.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4487 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0843 years, 5.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4487 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0567 years, 7.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +223.7% | 0.0257 years | 0.0833 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0265 years | 0.0257 years | 0.0273 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0835 years | 0.0755 years | 0.0901 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1743 years | 0.171 years | 0.1775 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3557 years | 0.2756 years | 0.4487 years | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya was 0.4487 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4487 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 years in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release