School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) was 690,996 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
690,996 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 204 countries
All-time high
690,996 number
in 2020
All-time low
151,651 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Kenya is 690,996 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 690,996 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 151,651 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 18th 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, male (number) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 151,651 number | — |
| 1971 | 157,200 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 163,227 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 169,758 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 176,568 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 183,309 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 189,994 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 197,509 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 205,634 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 214,382 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 223,871 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 234,120 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 244,856 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 256,120 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 267,584 number | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 278,694 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 289,593 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 301,116 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 312,926 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 325,095 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 337,865 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 351,027 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 364,318 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 377,493 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 389,712 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 400,045 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 410,885 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 420,524 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 430,152 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 437,980 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 441,101 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 440,043 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 441,566 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 443,613 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 448,673 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 461,548 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 481,026 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 499,549 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 518,545 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 537,237 number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 552,853 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 565,187 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 579,098 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 593,209 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 607,591 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 623,520 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 640,801 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 656,499 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 671,524 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 684,042 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 690,996 number | +1.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 690,996 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,887 number, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 690,996 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161,414 number, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180,923 number | 151,651 number | 214,382 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 273,398 number | 223,871 number | 325,095 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,000 number | 337,865 number | 437,980 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 471,290 number | 440,043 number | 537,237 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,432 number | 552,853 number | 684,042 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 690,996 number | 690,996 number | 690,996 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kenya?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kenya was 690,996 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 690,996 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,651 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, last grade of 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 last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.