School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.1 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kenya, 1983β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.1 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 2.28 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8317 years, in 1983.
Kenya ranks 79th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9005 years | 0.8317 years | 1.02 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.11 years | 1.05 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 years | 1.26 years | 1.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 years | 1.76 years | 2.28 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.08 years | 2.06 years | 2.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.13 years compare
- 77 United States 2.12 years compare
- 78 Ecuador 2.11 years compare
- 80 Thailand 2.1 years compare
- 81 Malta 2.1 years compare
- 82 Costa Rica 2.08 years compare
More education data for Kenya
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 3.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kenya was 2.1 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8317 years in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 79th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release