School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 7.69 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7.69 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
18th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7.69 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.83 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya stood at 7.69 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 7.69 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.83 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.89 million number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.96 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.04 million number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 2.11 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.20 million number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.28 million number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.37 million number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.46 million number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.56 million number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.66 million number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.77 million number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.00 million number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 3.13 million number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.27 million number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 3.41 million number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.56 million number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 3.71 million number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.38 million number | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 3.52 million number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 3.66 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.81 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.96 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.11 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.25 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.41 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.54 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.67 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.80 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.22 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.25 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.65 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.84 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.04 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.25 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.64 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.81 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.69 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 million number | 2.66 million number | 3.71 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 million number | 3.52 million number | 4.80 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 million number | 4.92 million number | 5.65 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.70 million number | 5.84 million number | 7.51 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 million number | 7.69 million number | 7.69 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 15 Russian Federation 10.49 million number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 9.41 million number compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.87 million number compare
- 19 Germany 7.08 million number compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.85 million number compare
- 21 Uganda 6.65 million number compare
More education data for Kenya
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 7.69 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.