School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.5 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kenya, 1984β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 11.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kenya peaked at 11.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.96 years, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 135th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.76 years | 8.56 years | 8.96 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.93 years | 7.96 years | 10.22 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.5 years | 11.5 years | 11.5 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 132 Ghana 11.76 years compare
- 133 Bangladesh 11.74 years compare
- 134 Lebanon 11.61 years compare
- 136 Lesotho, Kingdom of 11.44 years compare
- 137 El Salvador 11.43 years compare
- 138 Togo 11.25 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kenya was 11.5 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 years in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Kenya ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release