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Kenya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes

1.40Mcount · 2020+9.7% since 2010

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/ Annual figures for Kenya from 1970 to 2020.

19812020

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20201,400,161
20191,400,102
20181,403,103
20171,405,227
20161,403,289
20151,395,053
20141,382,466
20131,360,577
20121,333,222
20111,304,060
20101,275,774
20091,249,387
20081,227,202
20071,205,565
20061,181,208
20051,152,281
20041,124,288
20031,082,698
20021,036,692
2001994,222
2000960,785
1999939,666
1998930,287
1997926,313
1996921,714
1995912,054
1994902,922
1993889,589
1992872,672
1991853,302
1990832,312
1989811,962
1988788,268
1987762,519
1986735,822
1985709,162
1984685,445
1983661,766
1982637,968
1981613,921
1980589,668
1979568,194
1978545,182
1977521,721
1976498,789
1975477,126
1974459,204
1973441,844
1972424,974
1971408,509
1970392,469

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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