Kenya vs North America: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Kenya
0.1453 units per person
in 2023
North America
0.0687 units per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
North America rank
36th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Kenya
- North America
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1453 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0766 units per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1647 units per person | 0.0996 units per person | 0.0651 units per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2096 units per person | 0.0894 units per person | 0.1202 units per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1779 units per person | 0.0893 units per person | 0.0886 units per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1684 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0856 units per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1637 units per person | 0.0755 units per person | 0.0882 units per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1465 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0758 units per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Kenya or North America?
- Kenya, at 0.1453 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Kenya and North America?
- 0.0766 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and North America rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 37th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.