School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 680,816 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
680,816
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 222 countries
All-time high
702,237
in 2016
All-time low
205,865
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya is 680,816, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya peaked at 702,237 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 205,865, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 19th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 205,865 | — |
| 1971 | 214,293 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 222,471 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 229,738 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 237,277 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 245,289 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 253,067 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 261,573 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 268,282 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 275,166 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 282,618 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 291,497 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 301,274 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 310,503 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 321,114 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 332,006 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 343,043 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 356,360 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 367,496 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 378,555 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 391,659 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 403,887 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 416,426 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 427,781 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 435,847 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 443,510 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 448,027 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 452,250 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 455,175 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 461,134 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 468,839 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 482,882 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 495,825 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 510,557 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 528,527 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 543,062 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 561,065 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 580,915 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 598,184 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 612,496 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 628,603 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 644,703 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 661,220 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 679,237 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 692,452 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 700,333 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 702,237 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 697,211 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 688,416 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 678,419 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 675,873 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 678,802 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 678,728 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 680,017 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 682,747 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 680,816 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241,302 | 205,865 | 275,166 | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,447 | 282,618 | 378,555 | 10 |
| 1990s | 433,570 | 391,659 | 461,134 | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,235 | 468,839 | 612,496 | 10 |
| 2010s | 677,283 | 628,603 | 702,237 | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,497 | 675,873 | 682,747 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kenya was 680,816 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 702,237 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,865 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release