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.
Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (September 27, 2021). Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group." Chart. September 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Youth Unemployment Rate in Kenya from The 2nd Quarter of 2019 to The 1st Quarter of 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Youth unemployment rate in Kenya from the 2nd quarter of 2019 to the 1st quarter of 2021, by age group [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, September 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134402/youth-unemployment-rate-in-kenya-by-age-group/