Kenya vs Low income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Low income
18.98 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
19th
Low income rank
22nd

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

  • Kenya
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 18.98 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 17.58 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 13.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 19th and Low income ranks 22nd of 202 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 473,801 number 6.72 million number 6.24 million number Low income
1980s 699,650 number 8.30 million number 7.60 million number Low income
1990s 898,083 number 10.72 million number 9.82 million number Low income
2000s 1.12 million number 13.86 million number 12.74 million number Low income
2010s 1.37 million number 17.47 million number 16.11 million number Low 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, Kenya or Low income?
Low income, at 18.98 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 Kenya and Low income?
17.58 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Low income rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kenya ranks 19th and Low income ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
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/