School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.75 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.75 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.77 million
in 2023
All-time low
827,761
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya is 2.75 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 2.77 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 827,761, in 1970.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 827,761 | — |
| 1971 | 874,770 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 919,610 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 962,509 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.05 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.15 million | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 million | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.30 million | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.39 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.49 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.53 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.62 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million | -30.1% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.61 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.94 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.26 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.56 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.70 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.74 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.75 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 827,761 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million | 1.17 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 million | 1.21 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.66 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million | 1.99 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 million | 2.63 million | 2.77 million | 6 |
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More education data for Kenya
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 2.75 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 827,761 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release