Kenya vs OECD members: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Kenya
0.1453 units per person
in 2023
OECD members
0.0654 units per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
OECD members rank
37th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • OECD members
0.050.10.150.2197019972024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1453 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0799 units per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1647 units per person 0.1037 units per person 0.0611 units per person Kenya
1980s 0.2096 units per person 0.0969 units per person 0.1126 units per person Kenya
1990s 0.1779 units per person 0.0874 units per person 0.0905 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.1684 units per person 0.0795 units per person 0.0889 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.1637 units per person 0.0707 units per person 0.093 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.1465 units per person 0.0668 units per person 0.0797 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 OECD members?
Kenya, at 0.1453 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Kenya and OECD members?
0.0799 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and OECD members?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and OECD members rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Kenya ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.