School age population, upper secondary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 2.52 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.52 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Kenya peaked at 2.52 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 487,246 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, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 487,246 number | — |
| 1971 | 506,181 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 524,792 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 544,038 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 564,661 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 586,705 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 608,173 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 631,685 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 656,883 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 683,285 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 710,786 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 738,271 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 767,234 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 798,208 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 831,881 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 868,612 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 906,690 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 947,904 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 991,152 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million number | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.33 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.52 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 579,365 number | 487,246 number | 683,285 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 864,303 number | 710,786 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.45 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Kenya?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Kenya was 2.52 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 487,246 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.