Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ in Kenya

Kenya: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ was 166.09 millions in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
166.09 millions
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
15th
of 96 countries
All-time high
166.09 millions
in 2015
All-time low
0 millions
in 2004
Years of data
11
1999–2015

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ in Kenya, 1999–2015

0501001501999200720151999: 21.3 millions2000: 15.1 millions2001: 0.622 millions2003: 15.4 millions2004: 0 millions2006: 48.5 millions2011: 86.3 millions2012: 91.1 millions2013: 114.6 millions2014: 152.5 millions2015: 166.1 millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 166.09 millions for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 92.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ in Kenya peaked at 166.09 millions in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 millions, in 2004.

Kenya ranks 15th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.33 millions 21.33 millions 21.33 millions 1
2000s 15.94 millions 0 millions 48.53 millions 5
2010s 122.11 millions 86.28 millions 166.09 millions 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 12 United Kingdom 257.47 millions compare
  2. 13 Sweden 232.82 millions compare
  3. 14 New Zealand 222.23 millions compare
  4. 16 Norway 148.76 millions compare
  5. 17 Ethiopia 121.94 millions compare
  6. 18 Belarus 112.7 millions compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

More reference data data for Kenya

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ in Kenya?
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ in Kenya was 166.09 millions in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 166.09 millions in 2015.
What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$ recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 millions in 2004.
How does Kenya rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, us$?
Kenya ranks 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ in Kenya. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-us-millions/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-us-millions/kenya/">Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ in Kenya</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,103 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to US$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/