Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Kenya
18.8%
in 2012
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
5.4%
in 2019
Kenya rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

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

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.8% against 5.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 3.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 188 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 38.4% 15.3% 23.1% Kenya
2000s 20.0% 9.4% 10.6% Kenya
2010s 18.8% 5.2% 13.5% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kenya, at 18.8% against 5.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2012.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13.4%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 188 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/