Kenya vs South Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Kenya
4.20 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.68 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
17th
South Africa rank
14th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.68 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya, a difference of 480,830 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.49 million number 718,004 number 775,889 number Kenya
1980s 2.18 million number 918,639 number 1.27 million number Kenya
1990s 2.75 million number 1.06 million number 1.69 million number Kenya
2000s 3.48 million number 966,495 number 2.51 million number Kenya
2010s 4.14 million number 2.50 million number 1.64 million number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.68 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Kenya and South Africa?
480,830 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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