School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.26 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 625,088, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 13th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 625,088 | — |
| 1999 | 645,820 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 670,836 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 696,460 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 721,010 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 745,557 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 771,310 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 796,607 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 820,214 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 839,880 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 855,237 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 868,707 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 878,381 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 886,269 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 895,614 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 909,214 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 930,080 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 955,451 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 981,020 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.26 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 635,454 | 625,088 | 645,820 | 2 |
| 2000s | 778,582 | 670,836 | 868,707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 956,320 | 878,381 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million | 1.11 million | 1.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Ethiopia 1.43 million compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.42 million compare
- 12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.38 million compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.24 million compare
- 15 Germany 1.19 million compare
- 16 Algeria 1.12 million 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya was 1.26 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 625,088 in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release