School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya stood at 1.13 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 675,919 number, in 1998.
That places Kenya 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 675,919 number | — |
| 1999 | 700,301 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 724,988 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 746,518 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 768,585 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 790,235 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 811,467 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 833,435 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 851,334 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 861,072 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 863,607 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 865,105 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 867,768 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 873,427 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 893,234 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 926,888 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 965,337 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 688,110 number | 675,919 number | 700,301 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 811,635 number | 724,988 number | 865,105 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 986,970 number | 867,768 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 12 Ethiopia 1.20 million number compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.14 million number compare
- 14 Algeria 1.14 million number compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 million number compare
- 17 Myanmar 1.02 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 964,482 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Kenya was 1.13 million number in 2019, 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 1.13 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 675,919 number in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.