Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1589 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)

0.1589 years

World rank

51st

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.1777 years

in 2012

All-time low

0.0238 years

in 1999

Years of data

1998–2016

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya, 1998–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya is 0.1589 years, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 0.1777 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 years, in 1999.

Kenya ranks 51st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0246 years	0.0238 years	0.0253 years	2
2000s	0.0816 years	0.073 years	0.0895 years	5
2010s	0.1683 years	0.1589 years	0.1777 years	2

Countries ranked near Kenya

48 Panama 0.1799 years compare
49 Belarus 0.1659 years compare
50 Grenada 0.1608 years compare
52 Austria 0.1575 years compare
53 Malaysia 0.1391 years compare
54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Kenya

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 17,931 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 33,242 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 543.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 45.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 242.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 53.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 47.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 543.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 17,931 (2050)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Kenya was 0.1589 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.1777 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 years in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Kenya ranks 51st out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.