Kenya vs Nauru: Share of children who have completed primary school
Kenya
88.4%
in 2025
Nauru
89.2%
in 2025
Kenya rank
112th
Nauru rank
111th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Kenya
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 89.2% against 88.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 112th and Nauru ranks 111th of 165 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.3% | 84.9% | 31.6% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 86.0% | 31.3% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 87.2% | 27.0% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 88.2% | 14.5% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 88.9% | 3.7% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Kenya or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 89.2% against 88.4% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Kenya and Nauru?
- 0.8%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nauru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nauru rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Kenya ranks 112th and Nauru ranks 111th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.