Kenya: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Kenya

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 20.48
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2022
 Average 5.18
 Min - Max 0.74 - 20.48
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2022 is 20.48 percent, an increase from 19.99 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 41.01 percent, based on data from 51 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1970 to 2022 is 5.18 percent. The minimum value, 0.74 percent, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 20.48 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kenya - Tertiary school enrollment - historical chart - 1970-2022




The tertiary school enrollment in Kenya is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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