How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Turkey: School age population, one year before than official … female than

Kenya

695,335 number

in 2020

Turkey

671,380 number

in 2020

Kenya rank

18th

Turkey rank

20th

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

Kenya
Turkey

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 695,335 number against 671,380 number in Turkey, a difference of 23,955 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 20th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	236,786 number	536,913 number	300,126 number	Turkey
1980s	348,113 number	632,182 number	284,070 number	Turkey
1990s	446,497 number	640,036 number	193,538 number	Turkey
2000s	556,880 number	641,796 number	84,917 number	Turkey
2010s	677,402 number	645,506 number	31,896 number	Kenya
2020s	695,335 number	671,380 number	23,955 number	Kenya

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 Turkey?: Kenya, at 695,335 number against 671,380 number in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Kenya and Turkey?: 23,955 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?: Kenya ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 20th 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, female (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, female (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: 02 October 2026

Female 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/