What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Iran and Kenya?

21,060 number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?

38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Kenya: Enrolment in primary education, female

Iran

4.10 million number

in 2017

Kenya

4.12 million number

in 2016

Iran rank

17th

Kenya rank

16th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Iran
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.12 million number against 4.10 million number in Iran, a difference of 21,060 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.48 million number	1.02 million number	463,874 number	Iran
1980s	2.87 million number	1.97 million number	904,464 number	Iran
1990s	4.40 million number	2.25 million number	2.15 million number	Iran
2000s	3.21 million number	2.92 million number	289,042 number	Iran
2010s	3.60 million number	4.06 million number	458,258 number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Iran or Kenya?: Kenya, at 4.12 million number against 4.10 million number in Iran as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Iran and Kenya?: 21,060 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Iran ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.