Egypt vs Kenya: Children out of school, primary

Egypt
559,709
in 2024
Kenya
468,923
in 2023
Egypt rank
21st
Kenya rank
23rd

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 559,709 against 468,923 in Kenya, a difference of 90,786.

That makes Egypt'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.

Egypt ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 1.50 million 1.96 million 467,850 Kenya
2000s 1.43 million 1.03 million 400,073 Egypt
2010s 1.56 million 1.25 million 313,610 Egypt
2020s 585,598 1.73 million 1.15 million Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Egypt or Kenya?
Egypt, at 559,709 against 468,923 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Egypt and Kenya?
90,786, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Egypt ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.