Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya

Kenya: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 1.57 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.57 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.57 million number
in 2016
All-time low
588,679 number
in 1999
Years of data
15
1999–2016

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya, 1999–2016

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999200720161999: 588.7k number2000: 610.5k number2001: 620.8k number2002: 631.0k number2003: 783.4k number2004: 804.3k number2005: 812.3k number2006: 805.9k number2007: 814.9k number2008: 834.9k number2009: 946.7k number2012: 1.2M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya stood at 1.57 million number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 94.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya peaked at 1.57 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 588,679 number, in 1999.

Kenya ranks 10th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 588,679 number 588,679 number 588,679 number 1
2000s 766,476 number 610,516 number 946,678 number 10
2010s 1.45 million number 1.21 million number 1.57 million number 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 7 Viet Nam 2.47 million number compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  3. 9 Germany 1.57 million number
  4. 11 Thailand 1.25 million number compare
  5. 12 France 1.24 million number compare
  6. 13 Ethiopia 1.21 million number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Kenya was 1.57 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 588,679 number in 1999.
How does Kenya rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Kenya ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.3%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.