East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kenya: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
29.08 million number
in 2019
Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
18th
Kenya rank
19th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kenya
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 29.08 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 27.68 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 20.8 times Kenya's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 19th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 34.72 million number 473,801 number 34.25 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 32.01 million number 699,650 number 31.31 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 35.63 million number 898,083 number 34.73 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 28.90 million number 1.12 million number 27.78 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 28.34 million number 1.37 million number 26.97 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kenya?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 29.08 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
27.68 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kenya rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th 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/