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

Latest (2020)
1.36 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.36 million number
in 2020
All-time low
421,035 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Kenya, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Afghanistan 1.54 million number compare
  2. 25 Algeria 1.43 million number compare
  3. 26 Uzbekistan 1.40 million number compare
  4. 28 Iraq 1.35 million number compare
  5. 29 Madagascar 1.30 million number compare
  6. 30 Thailand 1.30 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.