Over-age students, primary, male in Kenya
Kenya: Over-age students, primary, male was 27.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2012, over-age students, primary, male in Kenya stood at 27.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Kenya peaked at 33.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 9th 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, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.9% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 22.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 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, male in Kenya?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Kenya was 27.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.