According to the most recent census conducted in Kenya in 2019, *** percent of the country's population had tertiary education (university) as the highest level completed. Other ***** percent finished a middle level or technical and vocational training (TVET) after the secondary. On the other hand, nearly **** of the population reported having primary education as the highest level completed, while **** percent achieved the secondary level.
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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 July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/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 July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/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." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/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/statistics/1237796/distribution-of-population-in-kenya-by-highest-level-of-education-completed/
