Bangladesh vs Kenya: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Bangladesh
94.1%
in 2024
Kenya
94.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
129th
Kenya rank
127th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 94.3% against 94.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 129th and Kenya ranks 127th of 209 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 15 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 10.7% | 6.5% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 17.4% | 10.6% | 6.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 27.1% | 18.6% | 8.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 35.4% | 35.7% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 41.8% | 44.7% | 2.9% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 55.0% | 67.6% | 12.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 86.0% | 32.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.3% | 1.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 80.7% | 12.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 94.3% against 94.1% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Bangladesh ranks 129th and Kenya ranks 127th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.