According to the most recent census conducted in Kenya in 2019, 3.5 percent of the country's population had tertiary education (university) as the highest level completed. Other seven percent finished a middle level or technical and vocational training (TVET) after the secondary. On the other hand, nearly half of the population reported having primary education as the highest level completed, while 24.5 percent achieved the secondary level.
Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2019, by highest level of education completed
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 11, 2020). Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2019, by highest level of education completed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237796/distribution-of-population-in-kenya-by-highest-level-of-education-completed/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2019, by highest level of education completed." Chart. May 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237796/distribution-of-population-in-kenya-by-highest-level-of-education-completed/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2019, by highest level of education completed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237796/distribution-of-population-in-kenya-by-highest-level-of-education-completed/
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Distribution of population in Kenya as of 2019, by highest level of education completed [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1237796/distribution-of-population-in-kenya-by-highest-level-of-education-completed/