Kenya vs Least developed countries: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Kenya
679,701 number
in 2020
Least developed countries
12.04 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
17th
Least developed countries rank
20th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 12.04 million number against 679,701 number in Kenya, a difference of 11.36 million number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 17.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 182,108 number 4.48 million number 4.30 million number Least developed countries
1980s 272,616 number 5.61 million number 5.33 million number Least developed countries
1990s 389,554 number 7.23 million number 6.84 million number Least developed countries
2000s 469,717 number 9.01 million number 8.54 million number Least developed countries
2010s 609,206 number 11.09 million number 10.48 million number Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Kenya or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 12.04 million number against 679,701 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Kenya and Least developed countries?
11.36 million number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Least developed countries?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Least developed countries rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.