School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) was 0.4697 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.4697 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Kenya peaked at 0.4697 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 years, in 1999.
Kenya ranks 27th of 127 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 non-tertiary, male (years) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0361 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0334 years | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0897 years | +168.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0736 years | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0818 years | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0916 years | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0878 years | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.208 years | +136.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1907 years | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3119 years | +63.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3392 years | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3783 years | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4373 years | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4697 years | +7.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4697 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0969 years, 4.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4697 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0675 years, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (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 | +168.9% | 0.0334 years | 0.0897 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0348 years | 0.0334 years | 0.0361 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0849 years | 0.0736 years | 0.0916 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1994 years | 0.1907 years | 0.208 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3873 years | 0.3119 years | 0.4697 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Hungary 0.5173 years compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4926 years compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4876 years compare
- 28 Hong Kong 0.4453 years compare
- 29 Philippines 0.4229 years compare
- 30 Fiji 0.4129 years compare
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, male in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Kenya was 0.4697 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4697 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 years in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release