School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 4.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.16 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
22nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
4.24 million
in 2015
All-time low
2.79 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 4.16 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 4.24 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.79 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.84 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.99 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.28 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.50 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.60 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.70 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.12 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.16 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 2.79 million | 2.84 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.34 million | 2.91 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 million | 3.90 million | 4.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 million | 4.11 million | 4.16 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya was 4.16 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release