Kenya vs Mozambique: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Kenya
8.04 million
in 2023
Mozambique
7.66 million
in 2022
Kenya rank
18th
Mozambique rank
19th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 8.04 million against 7.66 million in Mozambique, a difference of 387,320.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 2.35 million 873,515 1.48 million Kenya
1980s 3.95 million 1.27 million 2.68 million Kenya
1990s 4.60 million 1.55 million 3.05 million Kenya
2000s 5.97 million 3.79 million 2.18 million Kenya
2010s 7.79 million 5.85 million 1.94 million Kenya
2020s 7.82 million 7.44 million 381,817 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Kenya or Mozambique?
Kenya, at 8.04 million against 7.66 million in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Kenya and Mozambique?
387,320, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.