Kenya is the third largest East African country with a population of about 46.1 million. Seventy-four per cent of its population lives in rural areas and agriculture is a crucial driver of the steadily growing Kenyan economy. The Kenyan Government introduced free primary education in 2003 and secondary education is now well subsidised.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
7,506,670 | 4,906,545 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending in 20091 |
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54% | 60% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20171 |
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10% | 13% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
42.2% | 31.1% | |
Secondary (2015) | Tertiary (2017) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |