Youth unemployment rate in Kenya 2019-2021, by age group
The unemployment rate among young people in Kenya increased in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the previous quarter. In the age group between 20 and 24 years, the rate stood at 16.3 percent, up from 15 percent in Q4 2020. Among young people aged 15 to 19 years, the unemployment level grew to nearly seven percent, after reaching the lowest level at 2.8 percent in Q4 2020.
