How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Uganda vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary

Uganda

47.9%

in 2010

Zambia

49.0%

in 2010

Uganda rank

15th

Zambia rank

14th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 49.0% against 47.9% in Uganda, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 14th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.0%	34.1%	23.1%	Zambia
1970s	15.7%	40.8%	25.1%	Zambia
1980s	26.5%	31.2%	4.8%	Zambia
1990s	36.6%	43.8%	7.2%	Zambia
2000s	49.0%	49.0%	0.0%	Uganda
2010s	47.9%	49.0%	1.1%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary, Uganda or Zambia?: Zambia, at 49.0% against 47.9% in Uganda as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary between Uganda and Zambia?: 1.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?: Uganda ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 14th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)