China vs Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
China
0.7273 modelled data
in 2025
Kenya
0.7481 modelled data
in 2025
China rank
154th
Kenya rank
151st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- China
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.7481 modelled data against 0.7273 modelled data in China, a difference of 0.0208 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 151st of 205 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9387 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 0.1222 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.5281 modelled data | 0.9555 modelled data | 0.4274 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7267 modelled data | 0.8212 modelled data | 0.0946 modelled data | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, China or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.7481 modelled data against 0.7273 modelled data in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between China and Kenya?
- 0.0208 modelled data, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and Kenya rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- China ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 151st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release