Uganda vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes

Uganda
8.84 million
in 2017
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
237.35 million
in 2024
Uganda rank
17th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
20th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes over time

  • Uganda
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 237.35 million against 8.84 million in Uganda, a difference of 228.51 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 26.8 times Uganda's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 17th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 218 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 958,180 226.01 million 225.05 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 1.94 million 257.98 million 256.04 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 3.63 million 263.47 million 259.84 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 7.42 million 247.06 million 239.64 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 8.43 million 227.09 million 218.66 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes, Uganda or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 237.35 million against 8.84 million in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes between Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
228.51 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Uganda and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes?
Uganda ranks 17th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 21,055 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release