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

Latest (2009)
837,895 number
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
14th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.82 million number
in 2000
All-time low
837,895 number
in 2009
Years of data
9
2000–2009

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Kenya, 2000–2009

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000200420092000: 1.8M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 924.7k number2009: 837.9k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Kenya, 2000 to 2009.
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

  1. 11 Mozambique 927,356 number compare
  2. 12 South Africa 926,772 number compare
  3. 13 Yemen 857,780 number compare
  4. 15 Egypt 780,760 number
  5. 16 Philippines 749,298 number compare
  6. 17 Türkiye 746,424 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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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/