Kenya vs Senegal: Children out of school, primary, male

Kenya
386,718
in 2023
Senegal
473,825
in 2024
Kenya rank
18th
Senegal rank
16th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 473,825 against 386,718 in Kenya, a difference of 87,107.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 16th of 177 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 986,634 322,670 663,964 Kenya
2000s 409,035 293,981 115,054 Kenya
2010s 678,224 290,717 387,507 Kenya
2020s 1.13 million 457,376 671,554 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Kenya or Senegal?
Senegal, at 473,825 against 386,718 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Kenya and Senegal?
87,107, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Kenya ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.