Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 31.27 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2019.

What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

29.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Kenya

1.40 million number

in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

31.27 million number

in 2019

Kenya rank

18th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

15th

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

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 31.27 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 29.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	451,790 number	10.08 million number	9.63 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s	672,014 number	13.35 million number	12.68 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s	879,899 number	17.21 million number	16.34 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	1.09 million number	21.74 million number	20.66 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	1.35 million number	28.29 million number	26.94 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 31.27 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 29.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?: Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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: 18 September 2026

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.