Kenya vs Russia: Primary education, pupils

Kenya

8.04 million

in 2023

Russia

7.55 million

in 2023

Kenya rank

18th

Russia rank

20th

Primary education, pupils over time

Kenya currently reports 8.04 million against 7.55 million in Russia, a difference of 488,480.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 18th and Russia ranks 20th 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.