School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya

Kenya: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 4.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.20 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.22 million number
in 2016
All-time low
2.84 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200820191998: 2.8M number1999: 2.9M number2000: 3.0M number2001: 3.1M number2002: 3.3M number2003: 3.4M number2004: 3.5M number2005: 3.6M number2006: 3.6M number2007: 3.7M number2008: 3.8M number2009: 3.8M number2010: 3.9M number2011: 4.0M number2012: 4.1M number2013: 4.2M number2014: 4.2M number2015: 4.2M number2016: 4.2M number2017: 4.2M number2018: 4.2M number2019: 4.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 4.20 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 4.22 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million number, in 1998.

Kenya ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Kenya, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 2.84 million number
1999 2.91 million number +2.6%
2000 3.00 million number +2.8%
2001 3.12 million number +4.2%
2002 3.26 million number +4.6%
2003 3.40 million number +4.3%
2004 3.48 million number +2.2%
2005 3.56 million number +2.3%
2006 3.63 million number +2.1%
2007 3.70 million number +1.8%
2008 3.76 million number +1.6%
2009 3.84 million number +2.2%
2010 3.92 million number +2.0%
2011 4.00 million number +2.1%
2012 4.09 million number +2.1%
2013 4.16 million number +1.7%
2014 4.19 million number +0.8%
2015 4.22 million number +0.6%
2016 4.22 million number +0.2%
2017 4.22 million number -0.2%
2018 4.20 million number -0.3%
2019 4.20 million number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.88 million number 2.84 million number 2.91 million number 2
2000s 3.48 million number 3.00 million number 3.84 million number 10
2010s 4.14 million number 3.92 million number 4.22 million number 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 20 Argentina 4.49 million number compare
  2. 21 Colombia 4.47 million number compare
  3. 22 Uganda 4.43 million number compare
  4. 24 Ghana 4.07 million number compare
  5. 25 Thailand 3.74 million number compare
  6. 26 Morocco 3.46 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kenya was 4.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 4.22 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million number in 1998.
How does Kenya rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/