Kenya vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Kenya
14.0%
in 2025
Uganda
14.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
55th
Uganda rank
53rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 14.3% against 14.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 9.9% | 5.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 1.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 14.3% against 14.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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