East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kenya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
29.41 million number
in 2019
Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
Kenya rank
19th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Kenya
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 29.41 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 28.01 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 19th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 35.17 million number 473,801 number 34.70 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 32.37 million number 699,650 number 31.67 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 36.03 million number 898,083 number 35.13 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 29.30 million number 1.12 million number 28.17 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 28.69 million number 1.37 million number 27.32 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kenya?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 29.41 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
28.01 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kenya rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/