School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 2.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.63 million number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
18th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
446,228 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya is 2.63 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya peaked at 2.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 446,228 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 446,228 number | — |
| 1971 | 475,868 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 505,209 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 534,635 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 563,380 number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 591,131 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 617,908 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 641,835 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 665,608 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 690,437 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 717,020 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 745,215 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 774,325 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 805,004 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 836,869 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 869,885 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 904,285 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 938,338 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 974,584 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million number | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.71 million number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.94 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.04 million number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.15 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.63 million number | +7.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.63 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.63 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 573,224 number | 446,228 number | 690,437 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 862,450 number | 717,020 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.90 million number | 1.65 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.63 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya was 2.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 446,228 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.