What is population, age 12, male in Kenya?

Population, age 12, male in Kenya was 570,971 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Kenya?

The highest recorded value was 570,971 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Kenya?

The lowest recorded value was 317,507 in 1990.

How does Kenya rank for population, age 12, male?

Kenya ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kenya data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, male in Kenya

Name: Population, age 12, male in Kenya
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kenya: Population, age 12, male was 570,971 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

570,971

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

20th

of 191 countries

All-time high

570,971

in 2015

All-time low

317,507

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, male in Kenya, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 12, male in Kenya is 570,971, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, male in Kenya peaked at 570,971 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 317,507, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	375,198	317,507	429,735	10
2000s	438,216	425,726	469,000	10
2010s	526,058	484,240	570,971	6

Countries ranked near Kenya

17 Tanzania 653,282 compare
18 Iran 608,756 compare
19 Japan 584,167 compare
21 Sudan 533,340 compare
22 Uganda 532,015 compare
23 South Africa 518,875 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Kenya

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, male in Kenya?: Population, age 12, male in Kenya was 570,971 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 570,971 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 317,507 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for population, age 12, male?: Kenya ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 12, male refers to the male population at the specified age.