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

2.31 million number, with Philippines ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Kenya vs Philippines: Enrolment in primary education, female

Kenya

4.12 million number

in 2016

Philippines

6.43 million number

in 2018

Kenya rank

16th

Philippines rank

13th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Kenya
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 6.43 million number against 4.12 million number in Kenya, a difference of 2.31 million number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 13th of 203 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.24 million number	3.84 million number	2.60 million number	Philippines
1980s	1.94 million number	4.39 million number	2.45 million number	Philippines
1990s	2.25 million number	5.39 million number	3.14 million number	Philippines
2000s	2.97 million number	6.36 million number	3.39 million number	Philippines
2010s	4.08 million number	6.89 million number	2.81 million number	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Kenya or Philippines?: Philippines, at 6.43 million number against 4.12 million number in Kenya as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Kenya and Philippines?: 2.31 million number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Kenya ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 13th 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.