School age population, primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, primary education, male was 4.19 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Kenya, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Kenya stood at 4.19 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 4.19 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.01 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 | 1.21 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 million number | 1.51 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 million number | 2.23 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 million number | 2.71 million number | 3.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.90 million number | 3.54 million number | 4.18 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 million number | 4.19 million number | 4.19 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 13 Brazil 6.33 million number compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 5.70 million number compare
- 15 Uganda 4.74 million number compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.06 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 4.00 million number compare
- 19 Viet Nam 3.93 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, primary education, male in Kenya?
- School age population, primary education, male in Kenya was 4.19 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.