School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.66 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Kenya, 1984–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.66 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 257.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Kenya peaked at 0.6726 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0799 years, in 1984.
That places Kenya 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0925 years | 0.0799 years | 0.1042 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1897 years | 0.1753 years | 0.2358 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.624 years | 0.5394 years | 0.6726 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 131 Yemen 0.7008 years compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.685 years compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 0.6714 years compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6562 years compare
- 136 Nepal 0.6471 years compare
- 137 Samoa 0.6072 years compare
More education data for Kenya
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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, male in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Kenya was 0.66 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6726 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0799 years in 1984.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Kenya ranks 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.8%. 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, male (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.