Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, primary education, male

Kenya
4.19 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
91.59 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 91.59 million number against 4.19 million number in Kenya, a difference of 87.40 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 million number 28.15 million number 26.94 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.83 million number 37.21 million number 35.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.51 million number 49.06 million number 46.55 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 3.04 million number 62.32 million number 59.28 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.90 million number 81.95 million number 78.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 91.59 million number against 4.19 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
87.40 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Kenya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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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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.