Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya
Kenya: Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries was 11.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya stood at 11.17.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya peaked at 12.93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 44th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.11 | — |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.25 | +285.0% |
| 2009 | 6.49 | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 7.02 | +68.8% |
| 2012 | 6.89 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.67 | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 6.19 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 8.81 | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 9.23 | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 8.67 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 12.75 | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 12.93 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.17 | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 10.98 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 11.15 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.17 | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 11.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.28, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 11.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.72, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +285.0% | 1.1 | 4.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 | 1.1 | 6.49 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.82 | 4.16 | 12.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.08 | 9.17 | 12.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya?
- Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries in Kenya was 11.17 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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