Labour Market Conditions in Kenya: World Bank STEP Survey | KLMIS
World Bank STEP

Labour Market Conditions & Trends

Signals on labour market trends in Kenya from the World Bank Skills Toward Employability and Productivity (STEP) survey analysis.

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Kenya Coverage
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Most important employability skills

2 charts from the STEP analysis

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Insight: Most important employability skills for highly skilled workers

Percentage of employers indicating the skill is 1st, 2nd, 3rd most important

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Most important employability skills for highly skilled workers
CategoryPercentage (%)
Reliability55
Team working35
Initiative34
Working under pressure32
Perseverance25
Adaptability21
Literacy in English18
Grit15
Job-specific technical skill11
Advanced computer skills8
Foreign Language2

Source: World Bank STEP survey

Insight: Most important employability skills for middle skilled workers

Percentage of employers indicating the skill is 1st, 2nd, 3rd most important

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Most important employability skills for middle skilled workers
CategoryPercentage (%)
Reliability59
Team working51
Adaptability38
Numeracy36
Literacy in English31
Working under pressure25
Initiative25
Grit12
Basic computer skills9
Job-specific technical skill8
Foreign Language2

Source: World Bank STEP survey