Ethiopia vs Kenya: Enrolment in early childhood education, female

Ethiopia
1.21 million number
in 2015
Kenya
1.57 million number
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
13th
Kenya rank
10th

Enrolment in early childhood education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199820072016

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.57 million number against 1.21 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 358,350 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 10th of 170 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 44,230 number 588,679 number 544,449 number Kenya
2000s 83,000 number 766,476 number 683,476 number Kenya
2010s 963,173 number 1.41 million number 451,273 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in early childhood education, female, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.57 million number against 1.21 million number in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in early childhood education, female between Ethiopia and Kenya?
358,350 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 10th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. 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.