Afghanistan vs Kenya: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.01 million number
in 2020
Kenya
2.69 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
24th
Kenya rank
27th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kenya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.01 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya, a difference of 318,750 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 840,464 number 1.01 million number 164,761 number Kenya
1980s 859,506 number 1.45 million number 587,297 number Kenya
1990s 1.22 million number 1.49 million number 274,218 number Kenya
2000s 1.79 million number 1.82 million number 30,222 number Kenya
2010s 2.61 million number 2.36 million number 249,145 number Afghanistan
2020s 3.01 million number 2.69 million number 318,750 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Kenya?
Afghanistan, at 3.01 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Kenya?
318,750 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 27th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.