Uganda vs Zambia: Over-age students, primary
Uganda
13.9%
in 2013
Zambia
14.0%
in 2017
Uganda rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th
Over-age students, primary over time
- Uganda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14.0% against 13.9% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 191 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.2% | 13.0% | 12.1% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 13.9% | 10.8% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 17.9% | 5.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.4% | 1.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, Uganda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 14.0% against 13.9% in Uganda as of 2017.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Uganda and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
- How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for over-age students, primary?
- Uganda ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.