Kenya vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Kenya
7.79 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
7.78 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
167th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
168th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
02468199420082023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 7.79 years against 7.78 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 167th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 168th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6.98 years 5.98 years 0.9986 years Kenya
2000s 7.91 years 7.22 years 0.6851 years Kenya
2010s 8.35 years 8.02 years 0.3267 years Kenya
2020s 7.66 years 7.88 years 0.218 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Kenya or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Kenya, at 7.79 years against 7.78 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Kenya and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.01 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kenya and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 167th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release