Kenya vs SDG: Northern Africa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Kenya
32.9%
in 2022
SDG: Northern Africa
13.0%
in 2025
Kenya rank
15th
SDG: Northern Africa rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- SDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 32.9% against 13.0% in SDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.5 times SDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Northern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | SDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 27.8% | 10.4% | SDG: Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 22.2% | 4.9% | SDG: Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 13.6% | 21.0% | 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 SDG: Northern Africa?
- Kenya, at 32.9% against 13.0% in SDG: Northern Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kenya and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 19.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and SDG: Northern Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 15th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 15th of 203 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 (%). 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