Children out of school, primary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Children out of school, primary, female was 17,499 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17,499 for children out of school, primary, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 98.7% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Kenya peaked at 1.40 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,499, in 2023.
That places Kenya 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 977,167 | — |
| 2000 | 914,802 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 727,493 | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 892,295 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 440,350 | -50.6% |
| 2004 | 476,036 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 445,904 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 470,827 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 189,633 | -59.7% |
| 2008 | 314,725 | +66.0% |
| 2009 | 283,464 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 570,833 | +101.4% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | +144.8% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 17,499 | -98.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 977,167 | 977,167 | 977,167 | 1 |
| 2000s | 515,553 | 189,633 | 914,802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 570,833 | 570,833 | 570,833 | 1 |
| 2020s | 906,203 | 17,499 | 1.40 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Kenya?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Kenya was 17,499 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,499 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 82nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.