Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Kenya
2.69 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
35.03 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
27th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 35.03 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya, a difference of 32.34 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million number 25.31 million number 24.30 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 1.45 million number 29.74 million number 28.29 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 1.49 million number 34.44 million number 32.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.82 million number 36.73 million number 34.92 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.36 million number 36.16 million number 33.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 35.03 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
32.34 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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.