School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.33 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.33 million number
in 2020
All-time low
424,388 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.33 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.33 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 424,388 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 424,388 number | — |
| 1971 | 439,465 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 455,719 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 473,265 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 492,137 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 511,985 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 531,072 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 550,972 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 572,058 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 594,433 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 618,164 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 643,407 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 671,184 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 701,177 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 732,944 number | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 765,728 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 797,714 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 829,942 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 862,771 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 609,316 number | -29.4% |
| 1990 | 632,662 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 657,035 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 683,222 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 709,846 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 735,424 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 759,040 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 783,507 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 804,427 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 823,534 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 843,856 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 863,638 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 872,387 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 875,393 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 878,061 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 881,070 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 886,093 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 905,138 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 937,286 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 973,892 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 504,549 number | 424,388 number | 594,433 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 723,235 number | 609,316 number | 862,771 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 743,255 number | 632,662 number | 843,856 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 908,409 number | 863,638 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Afghanistan 1.47 million number compare
- 25 Algeria 1.38 million number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.33 million number compare
- 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
- 29 Iraq 1.28 million number compare
- 30 Angola 1.26 million number compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Kenya was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 424,388 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.