ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Kenya: School age population, primary education, female

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
113.56 million
in 2024
Kenya
4.05 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
20th
Kenya rank
17th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Kenya
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 113.56 million against 4.05 million in Kenya, a difference of 109.51 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 28.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 34.62 million 1.26 million 33.36 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 45.35 million 1.75 million 43.59 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 58.59 million 2.38 million 56.21 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 73.04 million 2.93 million 70.11 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 93.93 million 3.81 million 90.12 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 110.93 million 4.08 million 106.85 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Kenya?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 113.56 million against 4.05 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Kenya?
109.51 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Kenya?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Kenya rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release