Kenya vs Zimbabwe
Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.5 years in Kenya and 7 years in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kenya, by 1.5 years, or 1.21 times that in Zimbabwe.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Kenya ranked 74 and Zimbabwe ranked 106 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Kenya | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | – | 6.8 |
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
Kenya vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001