Population, age 17, male in Kenya
Kenya: Population, age 17, male was 475,700 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, male in Kenya, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, male in Kenya stood at 475,700. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Kenya peaked at 475,700 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 259,999, in 1990.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310,594 | 259,999 | 364,828 | 10 |
| 2000s | 413,675 | 377,544 | 429,823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,912 | 418,468 | 475,700 | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, male in Kenya?
- Population, age 17, male in Kenya was 475,700 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 475,700 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,999 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for population, age 17, male?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.