School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
14th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.48 million number
in 2020
All-time low
492,781 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kenya is 2.48 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kenya peaked at 2.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 492,781 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 14th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 492,781 number | — |
| 1971 | 512,142 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 530,736 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 549,708 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 570,067 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 591,979 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 613,958 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 637,954 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 663,418 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 689,764 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 716,920 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 744,260 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 772,767 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 803,037 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 835,886 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 871,738 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 909,243 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 949,734 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 992,099 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million number | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million number | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.48 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.48 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 585,251 number | 492,781 number | 689,764 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 867,638 number | 716,920 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.42 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million number | 2.48 million number | 2.48 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, upper secondary education, female in Kenya?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kenya was 2.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 492,781 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.