Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Kenya
2.26 million number
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
36.90 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
27th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 36.90 million number against 2.26 million number in Kenya, a difference of 34.64 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 million number 33.49 million number 32.40 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.43 million number 35.52 million number 34.10 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.11 million number 37.24 million number 35.13 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 36.90 million number against 2.26 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
34.64 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.