Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in primary education, female

Kenya
4.12 million number
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
86.50 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 86.50 million number against 4.12 million number in Kenya, a difference of 82.38 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.03 million number 14.81 million number 13.78 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.92 million number 25.46 million number 23.54 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.25 million number 32.86 million number 30.61 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.92 million number 52.81 million number 49.88 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 4.06 million number 76.74 million number 72.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 86.50 million number against 4.12 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
82.38 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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

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