School age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 2.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya stood at 2.09 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 2.09 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 618,656 number, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 745,836 number | 618,656 number | 889,114 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million number | 922,293 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million number | 1.94 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 14 South Africa 2.31 million number compare
- 15 Uganda 2.20 million number compare
- 16 Vietnam 2.17 million number compare
- 17 Least developed countries 37.31 million number compare
- 18 Türkiye 2.01 million number compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.70 million number compare
- 20 Mozambique, Republic of 1.43 million 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Kenya was 2.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,656 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.