School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.5895 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya is 0.5895 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 0.5903 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 years, in 1977.
Kenya ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0435 years | 0.0375 years | 0.0547 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0567 years | 0.0442 years | 0.0694 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1544 years | 0.1407 years | 0.1996 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5399 years | 0.4627 years | 0.5903 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5478 years | 0.5061 years | 0.5895 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
- 156 Côte d’Ivoire 0.5927 years compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 0.5899 years compare
- 159 Guinea 0.5717 years compare
- 160 Congo 0.561 years compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.5449 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, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya was 0.5895 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5903 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 years in 1977.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release