School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 679,701 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
679,701 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 204 countries
All-time high
679,701 number
in 2020
All-time low
152,750 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya is 679,701 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 679,701 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 152,750 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 17th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 152,750 number | — |
| 1971 | 158,487 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 164,606 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 171,170 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 177,974 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 184,657 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 191,246 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 198,609 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 206,530 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 215,046 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 224,333 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 234,395 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 244,877 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 255,844 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 266,998 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 277,815 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 288,397 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 299,575 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 311,033 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 322,893 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 335,454 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 348,442 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 361,576 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 374,610 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 386,773 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 397,222 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 408,348 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 418,326 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 428,319 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 436,467 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 439,782 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 439,025 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 440,734 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 442,878 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 447,911 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 460,566 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 479,482 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 497,390 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 515,716 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 533,685 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 548,536 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 560,082 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 573,074 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 586,215 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 599,662 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 614,748 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 631,080 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 646,014 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 660,283 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 672,366 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 679,701 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182,108 number | 152,750 number | 215,046 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,616 number | 224,333 number | 322,893 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 389,554 number | 335,454 number | 436,467 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,717 number | 439,025 number | 533,685 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 609,206 number | 548,536 number | 672,366 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,701 number | 679,701 number | 679,701 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 Russian Federation 821,563 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 737,151 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 686,121 number compare
- 18 Türkiye 664,942 number compare
- 19 Uganda 614,786 number compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 608,616 number compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kenya was 679,701 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 679,701 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,750 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.