School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 2.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.09 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.09 million number
in 2016
All-time low
618,656 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 618,656 number | — |
| 1971 | 643,738 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 669,481 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 695,967 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 723,172 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 752,240 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 786,421 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 821,973 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 857,600 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 889,114 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 922,293 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 958,447 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 994,296 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.14 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.28 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.35 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.09 million number | -0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.09 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.09 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Kenya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (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.