Kenya Education
The education system in Kenya provides for eight years of primary education, followed by four years each of secondary and university education. Technical training and labour is provided by the country's polytechnics, institutes of technology and technical training schools. There are also a number of international schools catering for various educational systems, for example American, British, French, German, Japanese and Swedish.
The country has five public universities:

University of Nairobi
Moi University
Egerton University
Kenyatta University
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agric. & Technology
In addition to the public universities, there are 12 private universities. All these offer various degree courses.
Vocational and technical training is an important component of Kenya's educational system. These institutes aim to provide increased training to school leavers. This training takes place in several different kinds of training institutes such as:
- Youth Polytechnics which offer training to primary school leavers at the artisan level;
- Technical Training Institutes.
- Harambee Institutes of Technology (Community-based Government-assisted institutions); and
- Industrial Training Centres.
Selected Kenyan Schools:
Utalii College
Nairobi School
Rift Valley Academy
Rosslyn Academy
International School of Kenya
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