Kenya vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

Kenya
694,451 number
in 2020
South Africa
576,960 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 694,451 number against 576,960 number in South Africa, a difference of 117,491 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 225,983 number 346,579 number 120,596 number South Africa
1980s 334,570 number 441,851 number 107,281 number South Africa
1990s 437,715 number 526,078 number 88,364 number South Africa
2000s 539,905 number 480,591 number 59,314 number Kenya
2010s 668,546 number 533,060 number 135,485 number Kenya
2020s 694,451 number 576,960 number 117,491 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, female, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 694,451 number against 576,960 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Kenya and South Africa?
117,491 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

Female 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.