Kenya vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Kenya
17.0%
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
29.8%
in 2022
Kenya rank
33rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Kenya
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 29.8% against 17.0% in Kenya, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.8 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 53.8% 44.0% 9.8% Kenya
2000s 49.4% 38.9% 10.5% Kenya
2020s 50.5% 29.1% 21.3% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Kenya or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 29.8% against 17.0% in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Kenya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
12.8%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Kenya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Kenya ranks 33rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,744 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release