School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.12 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kenya, 1983β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.12 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kenya peaked at 2.24 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8356 years, in 1983.
Kenya ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8693 years | 0.8356 years | 0.9191 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.11 years | 1.03 years | 1.24 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.42 years | 1.26 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 years | 1.77 years | 2.24 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.08 years | 2.05 years | 2.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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, female in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kenya was 2.12 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8356 years in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release