Around 563,000 students were enrolled in universities in Kenya during the academic year 2022/23. The number increased from roughly 562,100 in 2021/22. According to the source, the growth was related to an expansion in the number of government sponsored students. Men constituted majority of students in Kenyan universities, some 322,760 against 240,170 thousand women.
Public versus private
Most of the students enrolled in higher education in Kenya attended public universities, making up a total of 448,500 in 2021/2022. Kenyatta University and the University of Nairobi were the preferred institutions: Combined, they accounted for toughly one-third of the students enrolled in public institutions. The number of enrolees in private tertiary institutions reached 113,600 in the same period.
Kenyans with higher education
The most recent census conducted in Kenya revealed that 3.5 percent of the country's population had a university degree as the highest educational level completed in 2019. Other seven percent finished a middle level or technical training after the secondary level. In comparison, some 14 percent of the population aged 15-29 years in East Africa had an upper-secondary or tertiary education in 2020. This share is projected to increase to 19 percent in 2030.
University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 1, 2023). University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "University Enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
University enrollment in Kenya from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135785/university-enrollment-in-kenya/