Over-age students, primary, female in Kenya
Kenya: Over-age students, primary, female was 24.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 24.6% for over-age students, primary, female in 2012.
The figure is down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Kenya peaked at 29.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.1% | — |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 21.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Kenya?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Kenya was 24.6% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.