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