Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 837,895 number in 2009. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya, 2000–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2009, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya stood at 837,895 number. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya peaked at 1.82 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 837,895 number, in 2009.
Kenya ranks 14th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 million number | — |
| 2002 | 1.57 million number | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million number | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million number | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 924,706 number | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 837,895 number | -9.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 837,895 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 4.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 837,895 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 11 Mozambique 927,356 number compare
- 12 South Africa 926,772 number compare
- 13 Yemen 857,780 number compare
- 15 Egypt 780,760 number
- 16 Philippines 749,298 number compare
- 17 Türkiye 746,424 number compare
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 out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya was 837,895 number in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 837,895 number in 2009.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 136 countries with data for 2009.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/