School age population, early childhood education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.07 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.07 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
22nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2015
All-time low
1.39 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Kenya, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.07 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Kenya peaked at 2.11 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million, in 1998.
That places Kenya 22nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.39 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.07 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 million | 1.39 million | 1.42 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million | 1.45 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million | 1.94 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million | 2.04 million | 2.07 million | 6 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.89 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Kenya was 2.07 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release