Kenya vs South Africa: School age population, primary education, female

Kenya
4.13 million number
in 2020
South Africa
3.92 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
16th
South Africa rank
17th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.13 million number against 3.92 million number in South Africa, a difference of 210,320 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.22 million number 2.23 million number 1.02 million number South Africa
1980s 1.82 million number 2.85 million number 1.03 million number South Africa
1990s 2.49 million number 3.57 million number 1.08 million number South Africa
2000s 3.02 million number 3.46 million number 443,851 number South Africa
2010s 3.84 million number 3.55 million number 294,715 number Kenya
2020s 4.13 million number 3.92 million number 210,320 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 4.13 million number against 3.92 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Kenya and South Africa?
210,320 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 17th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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