How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Kenya

837,895 number

in 2009

Sub-Saharan Africa

48.01 million number

in 2019

Kenya rank

14th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 48.01 million number against 837,895 number in Kenya, a difference of 47.17 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 57.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 136 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 48.01 million number against 837,895 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 47.17 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Kenya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/