Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 1.57 million number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya, 1983–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya is 1.57 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.57 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 269,687 number, in 1983.
That places Kenya 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 269,687 number | — |
| 1985 | 290,211 number | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 315,317 number | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 339,325 number | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 450,000 number | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 452,070 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 466,645 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 481,700 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 504,500 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 523,105 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 522,230 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 588,679 number | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 610,516 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 620,764 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 631,009 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 783,399 number | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 804,304 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 812,347 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 805,891 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 814,930 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 834,925 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 946,678 number | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million number | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 million number | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 303,635 number | 269,687 number | 339,325 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 498,616 number | 450,000 number | 588,679 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 766,476 number | 610,516 number | 946,678 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.57 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Kenya was 1.57 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,687 number in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.