Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Kenya or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 34.48 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

31.79 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Kenya vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Kenya

2.69 million number

in 2020

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

34.48 million number

in 2019

Kenya rank

27th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

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

Kenya
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 34.48 million number against 2.69 million number in Kenya, a difference of 31.79 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.01 million number	24.35 million number	23.34 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	1.45 million number	28.83 million number	27.38 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	1.49 million number	33.75 million number	32.26 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	1.82 million number	36.03 million number	34.21 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	2.36 million number	35.55 million number	33.19 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 34.48 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 31.79 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?: Kenya ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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: 04 September 2026

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