School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 2.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.12 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.13 million number
in 2016
All-time low
617,376 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kenya is 2.12 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 2.13 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 617,376 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) (School) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 617,376 number | — |
| 1971 | 643,290 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 669,939 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 697,279 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 724,797 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 754,381 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 789,595 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 826,164 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 862,752 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 894,983 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 929,026 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 966,645 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.23 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.37 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.42 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.94 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million number | +0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.12 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.12 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 748,056 number | 617,376 number | 894,983 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million number | 929,026 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million number | 1.98 million number | 2.13 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, male in Kenya?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Kenya was 2.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 617,376 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.