Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Enrolment in primary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
86.50 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.45 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th
Uganda rank
15th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 86.50 million number against 4.45 million number in Uganda, a difference of 82.05 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.5 times Uganda's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.00 million number 396,760 number 14.61 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 25.46 million number 852,354 number 24.60 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 33.27 million number 1.68 million number 31.59 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 52.81 million number 3.67 million number 49.14 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 74.69 million number 4.23 million number 70.46 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 86.50 million number against 4.45 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
82.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.