Kenya vs Zambia: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Kenya
93.6%
in 2020
Zambia
93.2%
in 2020
Kenya rank
70th
Zambia rank
72nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 93.6% against 93.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 13.4% | 10.3% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 16.1% | 24.4% | 8.3% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 19.3% | 33.0% | 13.7% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 23.9% | 43.4% | 19.5% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 30.5% | 52.8% | 22.3% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 41.8% | 61.7% | 19.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 65.5% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 74.0% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 84.1% | 3.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 89.5% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.2% | 0.4% | 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, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 93.6% against 93.2% in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Kenya ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 72nd 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.