How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Kenya ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.06 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

8.06 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

147th

of 188 countries

All-time high

8.52 years

in 2012

All-time low

6.65 years

in 1999

Years of data

1998–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya, 1998–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 8.06 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya peaked at 8.52 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.65 years, in 1999.

Kenya ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	6.67 years	6.65 years	6.69 years	2
2000s	7.55 years	6.68 years	8.12 years	10
2010s	8.2 years	8.04 years	8.52 years	4

Countries ranked near Kenya

144 Brunei 8.21 years compare
145 Austria 8.17 years compare
146 El Salvador 8.13 years compare
148 Chile 8.04 years compare
149 Italy 8 years compare
150 Serbia 7.97 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kenya was 8.06 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 8.52 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 6.65 years in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Kenya ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.