Ethiopia vs Kenya: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

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 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 27 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 68,849 number 648,082 number 579,233 number Kenya
1990s 74,481 number 987,136 number 912,655 number Kenya
2000s 170,521 number 1.58 million number 1.41 million number Kenya
2010s 2.01 million number 2.86 million number 857,873 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, 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 between Ethiopia and Kenya?
686,710 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
27 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.