Taiwan vs Uganda: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Taiwan
97.0%
in 1980
Uganda
96.6%
in 2013
Taiwan rank
64th
Uganda rank
67th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Taiwan
- Uganda
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 97.0% against 96.6% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Uganda ahead.
Taiwan ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 67th of 190 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 19.1% | 0.0% | 19.1% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 38.6% | 0.0% | 38.6% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 58.1% | 0.0% | 58.1% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 77.6% | 0.0% | 77.6% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 96.1% | 14.5% | 81.6% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 95.1% | 33.4% | 61.7% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 27.3% | 69.8% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 97.0% | 35.0% | 62.0% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Taiwan or Uganda?
- Taiwan, at 97.0% against 96.6% in Uganda as of 1980.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Taiwan and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Taiwan and Uganda rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Taiwan ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 67th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.