ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Kenya: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
551.97 million
in 2024
Kenya
16.35 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
15th
Kenya rank
14th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Kenya
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199720112025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 551.97 million against 16.35 million in Kenya, a difference of 535.62 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 33.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 195.45 million 6.82 million 188.63 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 254.35 million 7.66 million 246.70 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 500.58 million 12.96 million 487.62 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 547.49 million 16.03 million 531.47 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Kenya?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 551.97 million against 16.35 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Kenya?
535.62 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Kenya?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Kenya rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 14th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release