School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 3.87 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.87 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
18th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.87 million number
in 2020
All-time low
908,281 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Kenya stood at 3.87 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Kenya peaked at 3.87 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 908,281 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, male (number) (age male) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 908,281 number | — |
| 1971 | 942,206 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 976,834 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 million number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.38 million number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.44 million number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.50 million number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.56 million number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.78 million number | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.86 million number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million number | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.76 million number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.83 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.98 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.06 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.21 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.46 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.55 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.58 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.61 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.69 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.74 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.82 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.92 million number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.03 million number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.13 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.33 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.42 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.51 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.69 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.78 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.87 million number | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.87 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 705,473 number, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.87 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 987,874 number, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 million number | 908,281 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 million number | 1.76 million number | 2.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 million number | 2.46 million number | 2.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million number | 2.92 million number | 3.78 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million number | 3.87 million number | 3.87 million number | 1 |
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, secondary education, male in Kenya?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Kenya was 3.87 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 908,281 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.