School age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya

Kenya: School age population, tertiary education, male was 2.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.63 million number
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
18th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
442,577 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya stood at 2.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya peaked at 2.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 442,577 number, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 565,335 number 442,577 number 680,944 number 10
1980s 852,795 number 707,542 number 1.05 million number 10
1990s 1.34 million number 1.10 million number 1.59 million number 10
2000s 1.89 million number 1.65 million number 2.09 million number 10
2010s 2.28 million number 2.12 million number 2.63 million number 9

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 15 Russia 3.49 million number compare
  2. 16 Türkiye 3.40 million number compare
  3. 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.90 million number compare
  4. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.50 million number compare
  5. 20 South Africa 2.49 million number compare
  6. 21 Thailand 2.49 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Kenya was 2.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.63 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 442,577 number in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Kenya ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.