School age population, primary education, female in Kenya

Kenya: School age population, primary education, female was 4.13 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
4.13 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4.13 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.02 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Kenya is 4.13 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Kenya peaked at 4.13 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million number, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.22 million number 1.02 million number 1.45 million number 10
1980s 1.82 million number 1.51 million number 2.14 million number 10
1990s 2.49 million number 2.21 million number 2.68 million number 10
2000s 3.02 million number 2.69 million number 3.42 million number 10
2010s 3.84 million number 3.50 million number 4.12 million number 10
2020s 4.13 million number 4.13 million number 4.13 million number 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 13 Brazil 6.12 million number compare
  2. 14 Tanzania 5.57 million number compare
  3. 15 Uganda 4.67 million number compare
  4. 17 South Africa 3.92 million number compare
  5. 18 Iran 3.84 million number compare
  6. 19 Viet Nam 3.51 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Kenya?
School age population, primary education, female in Kenya was 4.13 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 4.13 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.