Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Kenya

Kenya: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 1.63 million number in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
1.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
11th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.63 million number
in 2016
All-time low
268,191 number
in 1983
Years of data
26
1983–2016

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Kenya, 1983–2016

500.0k1.0M1.5M1983199920161983: 268.2k number1985: 292.3k number1986: 342.4k number1987: 321.6k number1990: 400.0k number1993: 472.0k number1994: 485.4k number1995: 507.1k number1996: 528.9k number1997: 540.9k number1998: 554.4k number1999: 599.2k number2000: 613.9k number2001: 628.5k number2002: 802.1k number2003: 809.5k number2004: 823.4k number2005: 830.8k number2006: 866.4k number2007: 876.2k number2008: 885.3k number2009: 967.5k number2012: 1.2M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 1.63 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 1.63 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 268,191 number, in 1983.

That places Kenya 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 306,126 number 268,191 number 342,371 number 4
1990s 510,988 number 400,000 number 599,204 number 8
2000s 810,381 number 613,930 number 967,544 number 10
2010s 1.50 million number 1.20 million number 1.63 million number 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 8 Mexico 2.47 million number compare
  2. 9 Viet Nam 2.30 million number compare
  3. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  4. 12 Japan 1.50 million number compare
  5. 13 Ethiopia 1.31 million number compare
  6. 14 France 1.30 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Kenya?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Kenya was 1.63 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 268,191 number in 1983.
How does Kenya rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Kenya ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.