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

Kenya
2.63 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
47.16 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 47.16 million number against 2.63 million number in Kenya, a difference of 44.54 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 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 573,224 number 15.07 million number 14.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 862,450 number 19.64 million number 18.78 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.35 million number 26.35 million number 25.00 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.90 million number 35.33 million number 33.43 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.29 million number 44.25 million number 41.96 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, tertiary education, female, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 47.16 million number against 2.63 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
44.54 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)?
49 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, tertiary education, female?
Kenya ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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