School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.27 years in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10.27 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2009. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 10.27 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.93 years, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.09 years | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 5.4 years | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 5.63 years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 7.77 years | +38.0% |
| 1976 | 7.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 7.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 7.76 years | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.98 years | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 9.21 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 8.93 years | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 9.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 8.87 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.09 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.19 years | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 8.32 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1 years | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.22 years | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 9.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.74 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 10.27 years | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.82 years | 4.93 years | 8.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.04 years | 8.87 years | 9.21 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.01 years | 8.1 years | 10.27 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Kenya was 10.27 years in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.27 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 years in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.