School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 3.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.03 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
17th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.03 million
in 2025
All-time low
454,829
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya stood at 3.03 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya peaked at 3.03 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 454,829, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 17th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 454,829 | — |
| 1971 | 469,004 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 484,289 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 502,040 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 520,605 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 549,652 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 580,029 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 610,675 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 646,052 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 682,168 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 719,064 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 758,443 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 796,841 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 836,743 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 879,318 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 922,017 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 963,910 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.26 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.03 million | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.03 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 554,269, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.03 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 724,896, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549,934 | 454,829 | 682,168 | 10 |
| 1980s | 904,745 | 719,064 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.17 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million | 1.58 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.14 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.64 million | 3.03 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya was 3.03 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,829 in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release