Kenya vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps

Kenya
105,816
in 2016
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
6.53 million
in 2024
Kenya rank
24th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
25th

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

  • Kenya
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 6.53 million against 105,816 in Kenya, a difference of 6.43 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 61.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 24th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th of 199 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 55,831 1.62 million 1.57 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 224,717 2.40 million 2.18 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 164,012 5.14 million 4.98 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 137,305 5.87 million 5.74 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps, Kenya or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 6.53 million against 105,816 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps between Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
6.43 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Kenya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
Kenya ranks 24th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
419 places, 16,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 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.