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

Kenya
703,585 number
in 2020
South Africa
590,215 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
19th
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 703,585 number against 590,215 number in South Africa, a difference of 113,370 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 19th 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 225,807 number 349,657 number 123,850 number South Africa
1980s 337,444 number 450,138 number 112,694 number South Africa
1990s 442,184 number 535,803 number 93,619 number South Africa
2000s 546,366 number 489,000 number 57,366 number Kenya
2010s 679,719 number 544,661 number 135,057 number Kenya
2020s 703,585 number 590,215 number 113,370 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, male, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 703,585 number against 590,215 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Kenya and South Africa?
113,370 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, male?
Kenya ranks 19th 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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.