Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 703,585 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 703,585 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 705,453 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 186,938 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 186,938 number | — |
| 1971 | 194,605 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 202,483 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 210,569 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 218,851 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 227,324 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 237,516 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 248,498 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 259,919 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 271,363 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 282,349 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 294,505 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 306,561 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 318,505 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 330,326 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 342,052 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 355,227 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 368,658 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 381,867 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 394,390 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 405,652 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 417,015 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 427,593 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 437,010 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 444,666 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 450,232 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 456,552 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 459,286 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 460,681 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 463,154 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 469,423 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 481,774 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 500,042 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 521,467 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 543,013 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 560,779 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 577,311 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 591,233 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 603,462 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 615,160 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 627,807 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 642,051 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 657,373 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 672,389 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 685,525 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 695,039 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 702,087 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 705,131 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 705,453 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 704,333 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 703,585 number | -0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 703,585 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 703,585 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,807 number | 186,938 number | 271,363 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,444 number | 282,349 number | 394,390 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 442,184 number | 405,652 number | 463,154 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 546,366 number | 469,423 number | 615,160 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,719 number | 627,807 number | 705,453 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 703,585 number | 703,585 number | 703,585 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kenya was 703,585 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 705,453 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,938 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.