School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.5143 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Kenya, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Kenya is 0.5143 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Kenya peaked at 0.5143 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.031 years, in 1985.
That places Kenya 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.039 years | — |
| 1985 | 0.031 years | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0373 years | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.099 years | +165.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1006 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1004 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1111 years | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1119 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1643 years | +46.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3814 years | +132.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4726 years | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.494 years | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4197 years | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5143 years | +22.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5143 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8776 years, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5143 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +165.4% | 0.0373 years | 0.099 years |
| 2015 | +132.1% | 0.1643 years | 0.3814 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0358 years | 0.031 years | 0.039 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1145 years | 0.099 years | 0.1643 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4493 years | 0.3814 years | 0.494 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.467 years | 0.4197 years | 0.5143 years | 2 |
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, female in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Kenya was 0.5143 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5143 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 years in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release