Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya

Kenya: Enrolment in primary education, male was 4.17 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
4.17 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.17 million number
in 2016
All-time low
726,543 number
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2016

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1970199320161970: 726.5k number1971: 767.1k number1972: 840.4k number1973: 902.4k number1974: 1.4M number1975: 1.4M number1976: 1.4M number1977: 1.4M number1978: 1.4M number1979: 1.8M number1980: 1.9M number1981: 1.9M number1982: 2.0M number1983: 2.0M number1984: 2.0M number1985: 2.0M number1986: 2.1M number1987: 2.1M number1988: 2.2M number1989: 2.2M number1990: 2.2M number1991: 2.3M number1992: 2.3M number1993: 2.3M number1994: 2.3M number1995: 2.3M number1998: 2.4M number1999: 2.4M number2000: 2.5M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 2.5M number2003: 3.0M number2004: 3.1M number2005: 3.1M number2006: 3.1M number2007: 3.4M number2008: 3.5M number2009: 3.6M number2012: 4.0M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya is 4.17 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya peaked at 4.17 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 726,543 number, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 17th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.21 million number 726,543 number 1.79 million number 10
1980s 2.03 million number 1.86 million number 2.25 million number 10
1990s 2.33 million number 2.24 million number 2.45 million number 8
2000s 3.05 million number 2.53 million number 3.63 million number 10
2010s 4.11 million number 4.04 million number 4.17 million number 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 14 Tanzania 5.30 million number compare
  2. 15 Vietnam 4.44 million number compare
  3. 16 Uganda 4.40 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran 4.07 million number compare
  5. 19 Afghanistan 4.00 million number compare
  6. 20 South Africa 3.90 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya was 4.17 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 4.17 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 726,543 number in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Kenya ranks 17th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.