School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.5732 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya stood at 0.5732 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 290.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 0.5732 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0359 years, in 1977.
Kenya ranks 146th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0439 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0454 years | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0417 years | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0466 years | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0508 years | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0384 years | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0359 years | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0375 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 years | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0456 years | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0452 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0576 years | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0603 years | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0629 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0719 years | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.135 years | +82.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1384 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1391 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1442 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1467 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1997 years | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4615 years | +131.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5713 years | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5732 years | +0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5732 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5732 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +131.1% | 0.1997 years | 0.4615 years |
| 2000 | +82.1% | 0.0741 years | 0.135 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0425 years | 0.0359 years | 0.0508 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0597 years | 0.0452 years | 0.0741 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1505 years | 0.135 years | 0.1997 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5354 years | 0.4615 years | 0.5732 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kenya was 0.5732 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5732 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0359 years in 1977.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.9%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.