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
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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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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.