Population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya
Kenya: Population of compulsory school age, male was 8.22 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya stood at 8.22 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya peaked at 8.22 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million, in 1998.
That places Kenya 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.38 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.50 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.74 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.92 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.03 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.29 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.42 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.55 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.79 million | +44.9% |
| 2014 | 6.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.89 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.98 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 8.22 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 million | 3.38 million | 3.44 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.83 million | 3.50 million | 4.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 million | 4.42 million | 7.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 million | 7.89 million | 8.22 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 12 Russian Federation 10.30 million compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.63 million compare
- 14 Viet Nam 8.38 million compare
- 16 Bangladesh 8.06 million compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.04 million compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.80 million compare
More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Kenya was 8.22 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release