As of 2022, Kenya counted 68 universities, of which 35 were public and 33 private. Compared to 2015, the number of public higher education institutions increased by 52 percent, against a 10 percent growth in the number of private institutions. In the 2022-2023 academic year, Kenya had approximately 563,000 students pursuing a university degree.
Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type
* Provisional.
Including public chartered universities, private chartered universities and universities with Letter of Interim Authority.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 1, 2023). Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Number of universities in Kenya from 2015 to 2022, by type [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237787/number-of-public-and-private-universities-in-kenya/
