Ethiopia vs Kenya: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Ethiopia
2.51 million number
in 2015
Kenya
3.20 million number
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
14th
Kenya rank
11th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
01.0M2.0M3.0M197419952016

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.20 million number against 2.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 686,710 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 11th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 69,071 number 647,396 number 578,325 number Kenya
1990s 74,587 number 991,762 number 917,175 number Kenya
2000s 170,521 number 1.58 million number 1.41 million number Kenya
2010s 1.42 million number 2.60 million number 1.19 million number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 3.20 million number against 2.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Ethiopia and Kenya?
686,710 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,700 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 579 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.