Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 80.40 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

76.20 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Kenya

4.20 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

80.40 million number

in 2019

Kenya rank

17th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

15th

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

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 80.40 million number against 4.20 million number in Kenya, a difference of 76.20 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 19.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.49 million number	27.89 million number	26.40 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	2.18 million number	37.34 million number	35.16 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	2.75 million number	47.93 million number	45.18 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	3.48 million number	55.54 million number	52.06 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	4.14 million number	71.46 million number	67.32 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 80.40 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 76.20 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Kenya ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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: 04 September 2026

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