What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Uganda and United Arab Emirates?

26,398 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Arab Emirates?

20 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uganda vs United Arab Emirates: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Uganda

165,396 number

in 2014

United Arab Emirates

191,794 number

in 2017

Uganda rank

97th

United Arab Emirates rank

95th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

Uganda
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 191,794 number against 165,396 number in Uganda, a difference of 26,398 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,507 number	767 number	5,740 number	Uganda
1980s	10,300 number	5,850 number	4,450 number	Uganda
1990s	21,118 number	9,933 number	11,184 number	Uganda
2000s	115,808 number	88,326 number	27,481 number	Uganda
2010s	137,672 number	120,060 number	17,612 number	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Uganda or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 191,794 number against 165,396 number in Uganda as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Uganda and United Arab Emirates?: 26,398 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Arab Emirates?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2014.
How do Uganda and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Uganda ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 95th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.