School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kenya
Kenya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.61 years in 2009. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kenya, 1984β2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10.61 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kenya peaked at 10.61 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.37 years, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 147th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.54 years | 9.37 years | 9.64 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.3 years | 8.37 years | 10.61 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.72 years compare
- 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.68 years compare
- 146 Burundi 10.66 years compare
- 148 Nicaragua 10.56 years compare
- 149 Suriname 10.5 years compare
- 150 Yemen, Republic of 10.5 years compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 723,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 702,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 712,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 691,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 702,017 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kenya?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kenya was 10.61 years in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Kenya ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.