School age population, primary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, primary education, female was 4.13 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Kenya, 1970β2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Kenya
- 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 281,500 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.