Kenya vs Uganda: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Kenya

93.6%

in 2020

Uganda

94.3%

in 2020

Kenya rank

70th

Uganda rank

69th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Uganda currently reports 94.3% against 93.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 70th and Uganda ranks 69th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.