Kenya vs United States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Kenya
0.8128 modelled data
in 2025
United States
0.8039 modelled data
in 2025
Kenya rank
136th
United States rank
139th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.8128 modelled data against 0.8039 modelled data in United States, a difference of 0.0089 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and United States ranks 139th of 205 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 modelled data | 0.6724 modelled data | 0.374 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.7404 modelled data | 0.2811 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8551 modelled data | 0.8088 modelled data | 0.0463 modelled data | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 0.8128 modelled data against 0.8039 modelled data in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Kenya and United States?
- 0.0089 modelled data, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Kenya ranks 136th and United States ranks 139th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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