Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Kenya
4.20 million number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
56.16 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
23rd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
23rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean
020.0M40.0M60.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 56.16 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya, a difference of 51.96 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 2.88 million number 34.96 million number 32.09 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 3.48 million number 36.70 million number 33.23 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 4.14 million number 51.45 million number 47.31 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 56.16 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 Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
51.96 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean 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/