School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.4279 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Kenya stood at 0.4279 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 190.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Kenya peaked at 0.4279 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 years, in 1999.
That places Kenya 35th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0185 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0181 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0769 years | +325.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0775 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.082 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0886 years | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0854 years | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1473 years | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1517 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2402 years | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2641 years | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3115 years | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3796 years | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4279 years | +12.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4279 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0851 years, 5.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4279 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.044 years, 9.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (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 | +325.4% | 0.0181 years | 0.0769 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0183 years | 0.0181 years | 0.0185 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0821 years | 0.0769 years | 0.0886 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1495 years | 0.1473 years | 0.1517 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3247 years | 0.2402 years | 0.4279 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, female in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Kenya was 0.4279 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4279 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 years in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release