Luxembourg vs Uganda: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Luxembourg
94.6%
in 2020
Uganda
94.3%
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
68th
Uganda rank
69th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Luxembourg
- Uganda
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 94.6% against 94.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 69th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 15 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 7.6% | 10.3% | 2.8% | Uganda |
| 1930s | 16.2% | 12.1% | 4.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 38.5% | 15.1% | 23.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 60.6% | 21.5% | 39.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 75.9% | 28.4% | 47.5% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 95.1% | 43.0% | 52.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 53.2% | 43.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 68.5% | 26.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 80.2% | 13.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 90.6% | 4.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.3% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Luxembourg or Uganda?
- Luxembourg, at 94.6% against 94.3% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Luxembourg and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Uganda?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Luxembourg and Uganda rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 69th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.