School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.36 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya is 1.36 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya peaked at 1.36 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 421,035 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, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 421,035 number | — |
| 1971 | 436,025 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 452,042 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 469,295 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 487,946 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 507,707 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 526,672 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 546,727 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 568,189 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 591,115 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 615,485 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 641,233 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 669,606 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 700,272 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 732,792 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 766,382 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 799,159 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 832,272 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 866,012 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 612,473 number | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 636,354 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 661,132 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 687,618 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 714,462 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 740,222 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 763,901 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 788,049 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 808,332 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 826,658 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 846,248 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 865,427 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 873,315 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 875,806 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 878,170 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 880,974 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 885,909 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 905,505 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 938,680 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 976,504 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,675 number | 421,035 number | 591,115 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 723,569 number | 612,473 number | 866,012 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 747,298 number | 636,354 number | 846,248 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 909,538 number | 865,427 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.36 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Afghanistan 1.54 million number compare
- 25 Algeria 1.43 million number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.40 million number compare
- 28 Iraq 1.35 million number compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.30 million number compare
- 30 Thailand 1.30 million number compare
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya was 1.36 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 421,035 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.