Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Europe & Central Asia or Kenya?

Europe & Central Asia, at 83.79 million against 6.74 million in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?

77.05 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?

35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Kenya: Secondary education, pupils

Europe & Central Asia

83.79 million

in 2024

Kenya

6.74 million

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia rank

20th

Kenya rank

17th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Europe & Central Asia
Kenya

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 83.79 million against 6.74 million in Kenya, a difference of 77.05 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	79.52 million	468,284	79.05 million	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	81.65 million	1.09 million	80.56 million	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	85.52 million	1.82 million	83.70 million	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	83.11 million	2.47 million	80.64 million	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	77.97 million	4.86 million	73.12 million	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	82.39 million	6.48 million	75.91 million	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Europe & Central Asia or Kenya?: Europe & Central Asia, at 83.79 million against 6.74 million in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?: 77.05 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kenya?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Kenya rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.