Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Japan or Kenya?

Kenya, at 6.74 million against 6.61 million in Japan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?

24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Kenya: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Japan

6.61 million

in 2023

Kenya

6.74 million

in 2023

Japan rank

19th

Kenya rank

17th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

Japan
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 6.74 million against 6.61 million in Japan, a difference of 126,840.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.85 million	486,996	8.37 million	Japan
1980s	10.37 million	1.09 million	9.28 million	Japan
1990s	8.96 million	1.82 million	7.14 million	Japan
2010s	7.19 million	4.86 million	2.33 million	Japan
2020s	6.66 million	6.48 million	182,040	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Japan or Kenya?: Kenya, at 6.74 million against 6.61 million in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Japan and Kenya?: 126,840, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?: Japan ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.