The Most Educated Tribes in Kenya in 2019
Here is the list.
Kikuyu
Kikuyu tops the list of the most educated tribes in Kenya. There are over 100 Kikuyu professors and more than 5, 000 Kikuyu with PhDs.
Kikuyu are the majority in business, law, as well as communication and journalism professions. There is also a number in Medicine and mathematics.
Kalenjin
Kalenjin come second after the Kikuyu. The tribe dominates in science and education courses.
Currently, Kenya has a total of 78 Kalenjin professors and over 2,000 Ph.D. holders.
Luo
Luo community comes third, behind Kalenjin and Kikuyu.
This tribe has the most professors but generally, the number of degree holders is slightly less than those from Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities.
There are a total of 302 Luo professors and 4,700 Ph.D. holders
Kisii
Kisii comes at number 4 with at least 40 Kisii professors and 2,800 Ph.D. holders.
Luhya
Luhya community is number 5.
Though the number of professors from the Luhya community is more than Kisiis, they are less educated than the latter.
There are a total of 63 Luhya professors and 2,500 Ph.D. holders.
Kamba
Kamba closes the list of most educated tribes in Kenya.
Despite being one of the biggest tribes in Kenya, the Kamba community has more illiterate people than the Kisii and Luhya communities.