Iran vs Kenya: School age population, primary education, male

Iran
4.06 million number
in 2020
Kenya
4.19 million number
in 2020
Iran rank
17th
Kenya rank
16th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Iran
  • Kenya
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.19 million number against 4.06 million number in Iran, a difference of 129,440 number.

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

Iran ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 2.33 million number 1.21 million number 1.12 million number Iran
1980s 3.22 million number 1.83 million number 1.39 million number Iran
1990s 4.59 million number 2.51 million number 2.08 million number Iran
2000s 3.36 million number 3.04 million number 317,157 number Iran
2010s 3.46 million number 3.90 million number 445,043 number Kenya
2020s 4.06 million number 4.19 million number 129,440 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Iran or Kenya?
Kenya, at 4.19 million number against 4.06 million number in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Iran and Kenya?
129,440 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Iran ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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