School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya
Kenya: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 64.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya, 1983–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya stood at 64.4%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya peaked at 74.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1983.
That places Kenya 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 26.2% | 28.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 33.4% | 40.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 38.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 59.6% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,500 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 24.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kenya was 64.4% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Kenya ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.