Guyana vs Kenya: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Guyana
93.1%
in 2020
Kenya
93.6%
in 2020
Guyana rank
73rd
Kenya rank
70th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Guyana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 93.6% against 93.1% in Guyana, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 73rd and Kenya ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 15 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 8.4% | 0.1% | 8.3% | Guyana |
| 1880s | 19.9% | 0.2% | 19.8% | Guyana |
| 1890s | 32.0% | 0.4% | 31.6% | Guyana |
| 1900s | 44.2% | 1.6% | 42.6% | Guyana |
| 1910s | 55.3% | 5.3% | 49.9% | Guyana |
| 1920s | 66.4% | 13.4% | 53.0% | Guyana |
| 1930s | 71.8% | 16.1% | 55.6% | Guyana |
| 1940s | 78.8% | 19.3% | 59.5% | Guyana |
| 1950s | 83.2% | 23.9% | 59.3% | Guyana |
| 1960s | 88.5% | 30.5% | 58.0% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 93.3% | 41.8% | 51.5% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 61.2% | 34.0% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 74.8% | 20.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 80.6% | 14.2% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 87.3% | 8.3% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 93.6% | 0.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Guyana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 93.6% against 93.1% in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Guyana and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kenya?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Kenya rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Guyana ranks 73rd and Kenya ranks 70th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.