Kenya vs Mozambique: Primary education, pupils

Kenya

8.04 million

in 2023

Mozambique

7.66 million

in 2022

Kenya rank

18th

Mozambique rank

19th

Primary education, pupils over time

Kenya currently reports 8.04 million against 7.66 million in Mozambique, a difference of 387,320.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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