Kenya vs South Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
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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About this data
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.