Education system Kenya

Diploma	Comparable to
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with an A, B or C for less than 6 subjects	a VMBO-T diploma
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with an A, B or C for at least 6 subjects	a HAVO diploma
Diploma from an institute of technology, a technical training institute or a university	an MBO diploma level 2, 3 or 4 or 1 or 2 years of HBO
Bachelor's degree ( : 4 years)	an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO
Bachelor's degree (duration: 5 years)	a WO bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery	1 year of a 3 year WO master's programme in medicine
Master's degree (duration: 1-2 years)	an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree

ou can find information about the Dutch diplomas on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
Do you want to work in the Netherlands? Go to Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.
Do you want to study in the Netherlands? Go to our website Study in NL.
You can only use the MBO comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to check the level of this diploma because you are looking for work, please contact the IDW. The diploma may then be compared to another MBO level.
Do you have a question about the Kenyan education system? Please contact us.