Iran vs Kenya: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Iran
1.39 million number
in 2020
Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Iran rank
19th
Kenya rank
18th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Iran
  • Kenya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.39 million number in Iran, a difference of 10,880 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 926,232 number 451,790 number 474,443 number Iran
1980s 1.37 million number 672,014 number 697,885 number Iran
1990s 1.80 million number 879,899 number 922,981 number Iran
2000s 1.21 million number 1.09 million number 125,297 number Iran
2010s 1.24 million number 1.35 million number 109,993 number Kenya
2020s 1.39 million number 1.40 million number 10,880 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Iran or Kenya?
Kenya, at 1.40 million number against 1.39 million number in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Iran and Kenya?
10,880 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Iran ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.