Kenya: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

Key figures

Since 1984 it is up 8.45 percentage points from 0.78% in 1984. The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Kenya had the 75th highest value of the 80 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kenya in the 2024 ranking

• Côte d'Ivoire — 72nd of 80: 12.23%
• Pakistan — 73rd of 80: 11.01%
• Angola — 74th of 80: 9.9%
• Zimbabwe — 76th of 80: 8.66%
• Burkina Faso — 77th of 80: 8.53%
• Rwanda — 78th of 80: 8.4%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 14 values

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in nearby economies

• Angola — 9.9% (2024)
• Benin — 7.59% (2022)
• Botswana — 26.59% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 8.53% (2024)
• Burundi — 6.06% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 29.96% (2018)
• Cameroon — 16.36% (2024)
• Chad — 2.48% (2020)
• Comoros — 18.29% (2017)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.75% (2020)

More education data for Kenya

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 8.04 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.25% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.63% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 99.85% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2019)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Kenya's school enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)?

9.23% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1984?

It is up 8.45 percentage points from 0.78% in 1984. The highest value was 9.88% in 2017 and the lowest 0.62% in 1985.

How does Kenya rank?

75th highest of 80 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.ENRR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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