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End of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Kenya

Kenya: End of the academic school year (tertiary education) was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2,019 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,019 tertiary education
in 2019
All-time low
1,998 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2019

End of the academic school year in Kenya, 1998–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1998200820191998: 2.0k tertiary education1999: 2.0k tertiary education2000: 2.0k tertiary education2001: 2.0k tertiary education2002: 2.0k tertiary education2003: 2.0k tertiary education2004: 2.0k tertiary education2005: 2.0k tertiary education2006: 2.0k tertiary education2007: 2.0k tertiary education2008: 2.0k tertiary education2009: 2.0k tertiary education2010: 2.0k tertiary education2011: 2.0k tertiary education2012: 2.0k tertiary education2013: 2.0k tertiary education2014: 2.0k tertiary education2015: 2.0k tertiary education2016: 2.0k tertiary education2017: 2.0k tertiary education2019: 2.0k tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for end of the academic school year in Kenya is 2,019 tertiary education, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, end of the academic school year in Kenya peaked at 2,019 tertiary education in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,998 tertiary education, in 1998.

That places Kenya 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

End of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Kenya, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 1,998 tertiary education —
1999 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,010 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 2,011 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,012 tertiary education +0.0%
2013 2,013 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,017 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 2,019 tertiary education +0.1%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 2,019 tertiary education is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,018 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 2,019 tertiary education is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,017 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,998 tertiary education 1,998 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 2
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 2,000 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,014 tertiary education 2,010 tertiary education 2,019 tertiary education 9

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 Bhutan 2,020 tertiary education compare
  2. 1 Monaco 2,020 tertiary education compare
  3. 3 Albania 2,019 tertiary education compare
  4. 3 Andorra 2,019 tertiary education compare
  5. 3 Armenia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  6. 3 Azerbaijan 2,019 tertiary education compare
  7. 3 Bahrain 2,019 tertiary education compare
  8. 3 Bangladesh 2,019 tertiary education compare
  9. 3 Belize 2,019 tertiary education compare
  10. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,019 tertiary education compare
  11. 3 Botswana 2,019 tertiary education compare
  12. 3 Brunei 2,019 tertiary education compare
  13. 3 Burkina Faso 2,019 tertiary education compare
  14. 3 Cambodia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  15. 3 China 2,019 tertiary education compare
  16. 3 Costa Rica 2,019 tertiary education compare
  17. 3 Georgia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  18. 3 Ghana 2,019 tertiary education compare
  19. 3 Hong Kong 2,019 tertiary education compare
  20. 3 India 2,019 tertiary education compare
  21. 3 Jamaica 2,019 tertiary education compare
  22. 3 Kazakhstan 2,019 tertiary education compare
  23. 3 Kuwait 2,019 tertiary education compare
  24. 3 Kyrgyzstan 2,019 tertiary education compare
  25. 3 Laos 2,019 tertiary education compare
  26. 3 Lebanon 2,019 tertiary education compare
  27. 3 Libya 2,019 tertiary education compare
  28. 3 Macao 2,019 tertiary education compare
  29. 3 Malaysia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  30. 3 Marshall Islands 2,019 tertiary education compare
  31. 3 Mauritania 2,019 tertiary education compare
  32. 3 Moldova 2,019 tertiary education compare
  33. 3 Montenegro 2,019 tertiary education compare
  34. 3 Morocco 2,019 tertiary education compare
  35. 3 Nepal 2,019 tertiary education compare
  36. 3 Niger 2,019 tertiary education compare
  37. 3 Oman 2,019 tertiary education compare
  38. 3 Peru 2,019 tertiary education compare
  39. 3 Qatar 2,019 tertiary education compare
  40. 3 Rwanda 2,019 tertiary education compare
  41. 3 San Marino 2,019 tertiary education compare
  42. 3 Saudi Arabia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  43. 3 Senegal 2,019 tertiary education compare
  44. 3 Serbia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  45. 3 Seychelles 2,019 tertiary education compare
  46. 3 Singapore 2,019 tertiary education compare
  47. 3 Sri Lanka 2,019 tertiary education compare
  48. 3 Saint Lucia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  49. 3 Tanzania 2,019 tertiary education compare
  50. 3 Togo 2,019 tertiary education compare
  51. 3 Tunisia 2,019 tertiary education compare
  52. 3 Turkmenistan 2,019 tertiary education compare
  53. 3 Ukraine 2,019 tertiary education compare
  54. 3 Uzbekistan 2,019 tertiary education compare
  55. 3 Vietnam 2,019 tertiary education compare
  56. 3 Palestine 2,019 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is end of the academic school year in Kenya?
End of the academic school year in Kenya was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest end of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019.
What is the lowest end of the academic school year recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1,998 tertiary education in 1998.
How does Kenya rank for end of the academic school year?
Kenya ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is end of the academic school year rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
End of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 4,056 data points, 1991–2020
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End of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/