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 6.7%
World rank
20th
of 132 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: 54.4 %2002: 56.7 %2003: 56.6 %2004: 57.2 %2005: 57.3 %2006: 56.3 %2007: 54.7 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 53.7 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Kenya, 2001 to 2009.
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

  1. 17 Guinea 56.6% compare
  2. 18 Cameroon 55.7%
  3. 19 Jordan 55.0% compare
  4. 21 Mali 53.5%
  5. 22 Uzbekistan 53.5%
  6. 23 North Macedonia 51.5% compare

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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 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/