School age population, tertiary education, female in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 15 Vietnam 3.34 million number compare
- 16 Türkiye 3.28 million number compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.86 million number compare
- 19 Least developed countries 45.97 million number compare
- 19 Myanmar 2.48 million number compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.48 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 2.46 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, 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.