Colombia vs Kenya: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Colombia
4.47 million number
in 2019
Kenya
4.20 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
21st
Kenya rank
23rd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4.47 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya, a difference of 264,550 number.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 2.69 million number 2.88 million number 191,900 number Kenya
2000s 2.56 million number 3.48 million number 910,826 number Kenya
2010s 4.03 million number 4.14 million number 110,285 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Colombia or Kenya?
Colombia, at 4.47 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Colombia and Kenya?
264,550 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kenya?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Kenya rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/