Nairobi, June 17 -- Kenyan households spent Sh27.7 billion on school-related expenses for children in schools abroad in the year to May 2025, highlighting the burden families face in the pursuit of quality education abroad.

A new official survey on inward and outward remittances shows that the cash sent to scholars abroad was equivalent to 68.4 per cent of Kenya's total remittance outflows of Sh40.5 billion in the period.

A rising number of households are sending their children to universities abroad amid concerns about the quality of education in cash-strapped and often mismanaged local institutions, and a lack of job opportunities in the Kenyan economy for graduates.

The survey that polled 4,400 households was carried out in August 2...