Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Kenya

Kenya: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 15.80 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.80 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.80 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.99 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Kenya, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998200820191998: 7.0M number1999: 7.1M number2000: 7.1M number2001: 7.2M number2002: 7.3M number2003: 7.5M number2004: 7.7M number2005: 7.9M number2006: 8.1M number2007: 8.4M number2008: 8.7M number2009: 8.9M number2010: 9.1M number2011: 9.4M number2012: 9.6M number2013: 14.0M number2014: 14.4M number2015: 14.7M number2016: 15.0M number2017: 15.3M number2018: 15.6M number2019: 15.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 15.80 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 15.80 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million number, in 1998.

That places Kenya 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.03 million number 6.99 million number 7.06 million number 2
2000s 7.88 million number 7.13 million number 8.91 million number 10
2010s 13.28 million number 9.14 million number 15.80 million number 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 11 Ethiopia 22.15 million number compare
  2. 12 Russia 17.55 million number compare
  3. 13 Turkey 16.26 million number compare
  4. 15 Bangladesh 14.80 million number compare
  5. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 14.68 million number compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 14.31 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Kenya?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Kenya was 15.80 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 15.80 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million number in 1998.
How does Kenya rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.