Kenya vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.40 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa, a difference of 230,860 number.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 451,790 number | 696,236 number | 244,446 number | South Africa |
| 1980s | 672,014 number | 891,988 number | 219,974 number | South Africa |
| 1990s | 879,899 number | 1.06 million number | 181,984 number | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.09 million number | 969,591 number | 116,680 number | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 1.08 million number | 270,544 number | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.40 million number | 1.17 million number | 230,860 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, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 1.40 million number against 1.17 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Kenya and South Africa?
- 230,860 number, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Kenya ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.