Ethiopia vs Kenya: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Ethiopia
2.56 million number
in 2020
Kenya
2.52 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
13th
Kenya rank
14th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.56 million number against 2.52 million number in Kenya, a difference of 48,220 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 1.24 million number 579,365 number 663,912 number Ethiopia
1980s 1.55 million number 864,303 number 689,715 number Ethiopia
1990s 2.02 million number 1.34 million number 673,140 number Ethiopia
2000s 1.54 million number 1.71 million number 173,338 number Kenya
2010s 2.23 million number 2.18 million number 52,046 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.56 million number 2.52 million number 48,220 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Ethiopia, at 2.56 million number against 2.52 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Ethiopia and Kenya?
48,220 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 13th 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, 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, upper secondary education, male (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

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