Kenya vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Kenya
53.7%
in 2009
Upper middle income
14.9%
in 2019
Kenya rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Kenya
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 53.7% against 14.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 38.8%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 133 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Kenya or Upper middle income?
Kenya, at 53.7% against 14.9% in Upper middle income as of 2009.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Kenya and Upper middle income?
38.8%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Kenya ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/