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Kenya education indicators: work

8 indicators on work. What the economy does with them afterwards. Each carries the years published, the latest value, the source and the year that source reports. The data hub has every topic in one table.

In vulnerable employment

1991 59.9%1992 59.7%1993 59.8%1994 59.7%1995 59.8%1996 59.6%1997 59.6%1998 59.5%1999 59.3%2000 59.4%2001 59.6%2002 59.9%2003 60.1%2004 60.1%2005 60.2%2006 60.3%2007 60.2%2008 60.3%2009 60.4%2010 60.4%2011 60.4%2012 60.4%2013 60.4%2014 60.4%2015 60.4%2016 60.4%2017 60.4%2018 60.4%2019 60.4%2020 63.1%2021 64.9%2022 64.6%2023 64.3%2024 64.0%2025 63.8%

63.8%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Self-employed

1991 67.5%1992 67.4%1993 67.4%1994 67.4%1995 67.3%1996 67.2%1997 67.1%1998 67.0%1999 66.8%2000 66.7%2001 66.6%2002 66.5%2003 66.4%2004 66.2%2005 66.0%2006 65.7%2007 65.4%2008 65.1%2009 64.9%2010 64.6%2011 64.3%2012 64.0%2013 63.8%2014 63.5%2015 63.2%2016 62.9%2017 62.6%2018 62.3%2019 62.0%2020 64.4%2021 65.9%2022 65.6%2023 65.3%2024 64.9%2025 64.8%

64.8%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Unemployment

1991 2.78%1992 2.89%1993 2.98%1994 2.96%1995 2.85%1996 2.77%1997 2.82%1998 2.84%1999 2.88%2000 2.88%2001 2.88%2002 2.92%2003 2.87%2004 2.84%2005 2.74%2006 2.67%2007 2.64%2008 2.75%2009 2.82%2010 2.79%2011 2.70%2012 2.68%2013 2.76%2014 2.77%2015 2.76%2016 2.76%2017 3.54%2018 4.28%2019 5.01%2020 5.61%2021 5.69%2022 5.57%2023 5.41%2024 5.49%2025 5.45%

5.45%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Unemployment among those with advanced education

Modelled ILO estimate.

1999 11.3%2005 9.09%2016 7.82%2019 12.3%2021 8.48%2022 7.67%

7.67%
as reported for 2022
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2022.

Working in agriculture

1991 61.3%1992 61.4%1993 61.5%1994 61.3%1995 61.1%1996 60.8%1997 60.7%1998 60.5%1999 60.4%2000 60.4%2001 59.9%2002 59.7%2003 59.3%2004 58.8%2005 58.1%2006 57.4%2007 56.7%2008 56.6%2009 56.4%2010 55.6%2011 55.1%2012 54.5%2013 53.9%2014 53.1%2015 52.5%2016 51.9%2017 51.3%2018 50.4%2019 49.7%2020 51.2%2021 51.2%2022 47.8%2023 47.2%2024 46.5%2025 45.8%

45.8%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Working in industry

1991 10.9%1992 10.6%1993 10.4%1994 10.4%1995 10.3%1996 10.3%1997 10.1%1998 10.1%1999 9.90%2000 9.63%2001 9.57%2002 9.31%2003 9.21%2004 9.26%2005 9.36%2006 9.49%2007 9.67%2008 9.42%2009 9.36%2010 9.64%2011 9.77%2012 9.90%2013 10.0%2014 10.2%2015 10.4%2016 10.6%2017 10.8%2018 11.1%2019 11.4%2020 11.3%2021 11.3%2022 12.0%2023 12.2%2024 12.3%2025 12.5%

12.5%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Working in services

1991 27.8%1992 27.9%1993 28.1%1994 28.3%1995 28.6%1996 28.9%1997 29.1%1998 29.4%1999 29.7%2000 30.0%2001 30.6%2002 31.0%2003 31.5%2004 32.0%2005 32.5%2006 33.1%2007 33.6%2008 34.0%2009 34.3%2010 34.7%2011 35.1%2012 35.6%2013 36.1%2014 36.6%2015 37.1%2016 37.5%2017 37.9%2018 38.5%2019 38.9%2020 37.5%2021 37.4%2022 40.2%2023 40.7%2024 41.2%2025 41.7%

41.7%
as reported for 2025
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2025.

Young people not in education, employment or training

1999 32.4%2005 22.7%2016 13.7%2019 19.7%2021 18.5%

18.5%
as reported for 2021
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2021.