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

Algeria
2.81 million number
in 2020
Kenya
2.69 million number
in 2020
Algeria rank
25th
Kenya rank
27th

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

  • Algeria
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.81 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya, a difference of 124,700 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 1.55 million number 1.01 million number 547,964 number Algeria
1980s 2.05 million number 1.45 million number 607,606 number Algeria
1990s 2.15 million number 1.49 million number 656,524 number Algeria
2000s 2.48 million number 1.82 million number 659,203 number Algeria
2010s 2.40 million number 2.36 million number 38,279 number Algeria
2020s 2.81 million number 2.69 million number 124,700 number Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Algeria or Kenya?
Algeria, at 2.81 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 Algeria and Kenya?
124,700 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Kenya rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 25th 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.