ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Kenya: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
39.69 million
in 2024
Kenya
1.37 million
in 2025
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
20th
Kenya rank
19th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Kenya
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 39.69 million against 1.37 million in Kenya, a difference of 38.32 million.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 28.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has been ahead every year.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 19th of 221 groups.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 13.10 million 483,278 12.61 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1980s 17.23 million 658,096 16.57 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
1990s 21.67 million 867,851 20.80 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2000s 26.69 million 1.08 million 25.61 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2010s 34.31 million 1.36 million 32.95 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
2020s 39.15 million 1.37 million 37.79 million ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Kenya?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 39.69 million against 1.37 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Kenya?
38.32 million, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Kenya rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 19th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release