Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya
Kenya: Enrolment in primary education, male was 4.17 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya, 1970–2016
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.
Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 726,543 number | — |
| 1971 | 767,142 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 840,394 number | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 902,406 number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.36 million number | +50.5% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.41 million number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.44 million number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.79 million number | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 million number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.87 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.97 million number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 2.03 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.02 million number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.99 million number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.12 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 2.15 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.30 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.34 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.31 million number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.30 million number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.45 million number | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 2.44 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.53 million number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.99 million number | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 3.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.12 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.11 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.39 million number | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 3.49 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.63 million number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.04 million number | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 4.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.17 million number | +1.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.17 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 761,691 number, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.17 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million number, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +50.5% | 902,406 number | 1.36 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
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
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.