What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?

260.87 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Kenya: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific

276.67 million number

in 2019

Kenya

15.80 million number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific rank

13th

Kenya rank

14th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

East Asia & Pacific
Kenya

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 276.67 million number against 15.80 million number in Kenya, a difference of 260.87 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 17.5 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	286.08 million number	7.03 million number	279.06 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	294.46 million number	7.88 million number	286.58 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	272.12 million number	13.28 million number	258.84 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Kenya?: East Asia & Pacific, at 276.67 million number against 15.80 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 260.87 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Kenya rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.