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 | ||
COL’s current work in Kenya is primarily in the areas of higher education, teacher education, lifelong learning for farmers, technical and vocational skills development, and technology-enabled learning. Learners from Kenya have also benefited from COL’s open online courses and other resources.
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.
COL’s partners in Kenya include:
Ambassador Dr Amina Mohamed
Mr Darius Mogaka
Ministry of Education
Professor Peter E. Kinyanjui, COL Honorary Fellow
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