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Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Kenya

Kenya: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 26,225 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
26,225 number
World rank
56th
of 143 countries
All-time high
47,282 number
in 2002
All-time low
26,225 number
in 2017
Years of data
7
2000–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Kenya, 2000–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000200820172000: 41.7k number2001: 45.6k number2002: 47.3k number2004: 35.2k number2005: 36.3k number2009: 45.1k number2017: 26.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 26,225 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 47,282 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26,225 number, in 2017.

Kenya ranks 56th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41,883 number 35,242 number 47,282 number 6
2010s 26,225 number 26,225 number 26,225 number 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 53 Myanmar 28,258 number compare
  2. 54 Syria 27,139 number compare
  3. 55 Costa Rica 26,818 number compare
  4. 57 Sweden 25,569 number compare
  5. 58 Palestine 25,390 number compare
  6. 59 Netherlands 25,029 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kenya?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Kenya was 26,225 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 47,282 number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 26,225 number in 2017.
How does Kenya rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 56th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).