Kenya vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

Kenya
468,923
in 2023
WB: High Income (july 2025)
2.06 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
23rd
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
26th

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • WB: High Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: High Income (july 2025) currently reports 2.06 million against 468,923 in Kenya, a difference of 1.60 million.

That makes WB: High Income (july 2025)'s figure about 4.4 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya WB: High Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 989,257 2.14 million 1.15 million WB: High Income (july 2025)
2010s 1.25 million 1.48 million 225,940 WB: High Income (july 2025)
2020s 2.06 million 1.77 million 287,034 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes, Kenya or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
WB: High Income (july 2025), at 2.06 million against 468,923 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes between Kenya and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
1.60 million, with WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 23rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, 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
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
243 places, 5,701 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release