Kenya vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Kenya
32.9%
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
11.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
15th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 32.9% against 11.3% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 21.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.9 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 23.1% | 5.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.4% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 11.8% | 22.7% | 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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Kenya, at 32.9% against 11.3% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kenya and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 21.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 15th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 18th 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