Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils
Kenya
49.7%
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
48.5%
in 2018
Kenya rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Primary education, pupils over time
- Kenya
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.7% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Kenya ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 48.7% | 3.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.9% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.6% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 48.4% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 48.4% | 1.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Kenya, at 49.7% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils?
- Kenya ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.