Kenya vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, one year before the official primary entry
Kenya
1.37 million
in 2025
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
60.08 million
in 2024
Kenya rank
19th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
17th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- Kenya
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 60.08 million against 1.37 million in Kenya, a difference of 58.71 million.
That makes WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 43.8 times Kenya's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 222 countries.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 483,278 | 41.00 million | 40.51 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 658,096 | 45.87 million | 45.21 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 867,851 | 50.68 million | 49.81 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 54.83 million | 53.76 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 59.32 million | 57.96 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 60.52 million | 59.15 million | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
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, Kenya or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 60.08 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 Kenya and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 58.71 million, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Kenya ranks 19th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 222 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release