Population, age 18, female in Kenya
Kenya: Population, age 18, female was 457,046 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, female in Kenya, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 18, female in Kenya stood at 457,046. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, female in Kenya peaked at 457,046 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 249,220, 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 297,859 | 249,220 | 349,473 | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,816 | 362,076 | 420,679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,917 | 413,378 | 457,046 | 5 |
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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 18, female in Kenya?
- Population, age 18, female in Kenya was 457,046 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 457,046 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,220 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for population, age 18, female?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.