Australia vs Kenya: Population by level of education

Australia
21.16 million people
in 2100
Kenya
23.07 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
35th
Kenya rank
32nd

Population by level of education over time

  • Australia
  • Kenya
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195020252100

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23.07 million people against 21.16 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.91 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 158,650 people 9,900 people 148,750 people Australia
1960s 390,100 people 29,650 people 360,450 people Australia
1970s 920,150 people 90,350 people 829,800 people Australia
1980s 1.79 million people 228,450 people 1.56 million people Australia
1990s 2.95 million people 515,750 people 2.44 million people Australia
2000s 4.29 million people 1.07 million people 3.22 million people Australia
2010s 6.27 million people 1.54 million people 4.72 million people Australia
2020s 8.38 million people 2.38 million people 5.99 million people Australia
2030s 10.38 million people 3.81 million people 6.57 million people Australia
2040s 12.42 million people 5.74 million people 6.68 million people Australia
2050s 14.31 million people 8.17 million people 6.14 million people Australia
2060s 16.15 million people 11.07 million people 5.08 million people Australia
2070s 17.92 million people 14.29 million people 3.63 million people Australia
2080s 19.41 million people 17.64 million people 1.78 million people Australia
2090s 20.51 million people 20.82 million people 306,300 people Kenya
2100s 21.16 million people 23.07 million people 1.91 million people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Australia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 23.07 million people against 21.16 million people in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Australia and Kenya?
1.91 million people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kenya?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and Kenya rank globally for population by level of education?
Australia ranks 35th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.