Unemployment with advanced education in Kenya
Kenya: Unemployment with advanced education was 7.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Kenya, 1999–2022
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Kenya is 7.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Kenya peaked at 12.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 30th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +57.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 7.7% compare
- 29 Chile 7.7% compare
- 31 Montenegro 7.5% compare
- 32 Armenia 7.5% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 7.3% compare
More work & labour data for Kenya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0073 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2281 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,185 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 51,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 53,727 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,468 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 104,196 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Kenya?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Kenya was 7.7% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).