School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Kenya, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Kenya is 4.89 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Kenya peaked at 4.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7654 years, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 147th of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7654 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8054 years | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8778 years | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9208 years | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.996 years | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 years | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 1.65 years | +50.6% |
| 1981 | 1.63 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.62 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7 years | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.84 years | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3 years | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 2.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.51 years | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.38 years | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.64 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.72 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.76 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.83 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.28 years | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.16 years | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 4.34 years | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.69 years | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 4.88 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.89 years | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.89 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.89 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +50.6% | 1.09 years | 1.65 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9099 years | 0.7654 years | 1.09 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.01 years | 1.62 years | 2.51 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.38 years | 2.38 years | 2.38 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.77 years | 2.41 years | 3.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 years | 4.16 years | 4.34 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.82 years | 4.69 years | 4.89 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 146 Myanmar 4.91 years compare
- 148 Malaysia 4.88 years compare
- 149 Dominica 4.85 years compare
- 150 Dominican Republic 4.83 years compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Kenya was 4.89 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7654 years in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Kenya ranks 147th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release