Kenya vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

Kenya
235,728
in 2016
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
14.09 million
in 2024
Kenya rank
28th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
26th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps over time

  • Kenya
  • WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
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How they compare

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification currently reports 14.09 million against 235,728 in Kenya, a difference of 13.85 million.

That makes WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification's figure about 59.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 28th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 26th of 205 countries.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification Difference Ahead
1970s 117,826 5.55 million 5.43 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
1980s 469,050 6.92 million 6.45 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2000s 350,172 12.29 million 11.94 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2010s 302,971 12.67 million 12.37 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, Kenya or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, at 14.09 million against 235,728 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Kenya and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
13.85 million, with WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Kenya and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Kenya ranks 28th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 26th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.