Over-age students, primary in Kenya
Kenya: Over-age students, primary was 26.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Kenya, 1999–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 26.0% for over-age students, primary in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Kenya peaked at 31.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.5% | — |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 22.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
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 over-age students, primary in Kenya?
- Over-age students, primary in Kenya was 26.0% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for over-age students, primary?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 (% of 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.