Kenya vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Kenya
20.5%
in 2012
Pakistan
22.7%
in 2017
Kenya rank
22nd
Pakistan rank
19th

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

  • Kenya
  • Pakistan
10203040199920082017

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 22.7% against 20.5% in Kenya, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 16.4% 30.3% 13.9% Pakistan
2010s 20.5% 33.2% 12.7% Pakistan

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, male, Kenya or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 22.7% against 20.5% in Kenya as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Kenya and Pakistan?
2.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Kenya ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 19th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-male-percent/kenya/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-male-percent/kenya/pakistan/">Kenya vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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