Kenya vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 17.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 5.5% | 32.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 4.0% | 16.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 3.6% | 13.4% | 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, female, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 17.0% against 3.9% in Upper middle income as of 2012.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 13.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/