Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, upper secondary education, female

Kenya
2.48 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
34.22 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 34.22 million number against 2.48 million number in Kenya, a difference of 31.73 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 585,251 number 10.30 million number 9.72 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 867,638 number 13.91 million number 13.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.34 million number 19.48 million number 18.14 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.72 million number 23.81 million number 22.10 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.16 million number 30.37 million number 28.21 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 34.22 million number against 2.48 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.73 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Kenya ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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