Kenya vs Least developed countries: Enrolment in primary education, male

Kenya
4.17 million number
in 2016
Least developed countries
82.74 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
17th
Least developed countries rank
19th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Least developed countries
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 82.74 million number against 4.17 million number in Kenya, a difference of 78.57 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 19.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 19th of 202 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 million number 19.94 million number 18.72 million number Least developed countries
1980s 2.03 million number 27.58 million number 25.55 million number Least developed countries
1990s 2.33 million number 35.39 million number 33.06 million number Least developed countries
2000s 3.05 million number 55.66 million number 52.61 million number Least developed countries
2010s 4.11 million number 75.34 million number 71.23 million number Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Kenya or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 82.74 million number against 4.17 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Kenya and Least developed countries?
78.57 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Least developed countries?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Least developed countries rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Kenya ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Least developed countries: Enrolment in primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/kenya/least-developed-countries-un-classification/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/kenya/least-developed-countries-un-classification/">Kenya vs Least developed countries: Enrolment in primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.