Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya

Kenya: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 53.7% in 2009. ▬ Flat

Latest (2009)
53.7%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
22nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
57.5%
in 2008
All-time low
53.7%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2001–2009

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya, 2001–2009

02040602001200520092001: 53.9 %2002: 56.5 %2003: 55.3 %2004: 56.6 %2005: 56.8 %2006: 56.7 %2007: 55.4 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 53.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 53.7% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya peaked at 57.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2009.

That places Kenya 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Kenya, 2001 to 2009.
Year % Change
2001 53.9%
2002 56.5% +4.7%
2003 55.3% -2.1%
2004 56.6% +2.5%
2005 56.8% +0.2%
2006 56.7% -0.2%
2007 55.4% -2.2%
2008 57.5% +3.9%
2009 53.7% -6.6%

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 19 Mali 55.2%
  2. 20 Jordan 54.8% compare
  3. 21 Uzbekistan 54.2%
  4. 23 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
  5. 24 Saudi Arabia 49.9%
  6. 25 Timor-Leste 49.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya was 53.7% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2009.
How does Kenya rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Kenya ranks 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2009.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/