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
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya, 2001–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kenya is 53.7%, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% 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 20th out of 132 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.4% | — |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 53.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 53.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.6%, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 17 Guinea 56.6% compare
- 18 Cameroon 55.7%
- 19 Jordan 55.0% compare
- 21 Mali 53.5%
- 22 Uzbekistan 53.5%
- 23 North Macedonia 51.5% 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 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 20th out of 132 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 1.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/