Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya
Kenya: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 15,732 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya stood at 15,732 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya peaked at 15,732 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,354 number, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 75th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,562 number | 9,354 number | 9,771 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,337 number | 10,622 number | 14,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,758 number | 12,473 number | 15,732 number | 9 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Kenya was 15,732 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15,732 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,354 number in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.