Egypt vs Kenya: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Egypt
5.22 million number
in 2020
Kenya
5.00 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
12th
Kenya rank
14th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.22 million number against 5.00 million number in Kenya, a difference of 217,910 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 14th of 205 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 2.38 million number 1.16 million number 1.22 million number Egypt
1980s 3.00 million number 1.73 million number 1.27 million number Egypt
1990s 3.96 million number 2.68 million number 1.28 million number Egypt
2000s 5.01 million number 3.43 million number 1.58 million number Egypt
2010s 5.04 million number 4.34 million number 705,564 number Egypt
2020s 5.22 million number 5.00 million number 217,910 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Egypt or Kenya?
Egypt, at 5.22 million number against 5.00 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Egypt and Kenya?
217,910 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.