Indonesia vs Kenya
Indonesia vs Kenya: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.8 years in Indonesia and 8.5 years in Kenya, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.6 years, or 1.08 times that in Indonesia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Indonesia.
- In 2020, Indonesia ranked 90 and Kenya ranked 74 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Indonesia | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993