Rwanda vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Rwanda
0.2109 units per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.22 units per person
in 2017
Rwanda rank
6th
Uganda rank
4th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.20.250.3197019972024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.22 units per person against 0.2109 units per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0091 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.092 units per person 0.083 units per person 0.0089 units per person Rwanda
1980s 0.1127 units per person 0.1286 units per person 0.0159 units per person Uganda
1990s 0.1421 units per person 0.1969 units per person 0.0548 units per person Uganda
2000s 0.202 units per person 0.2694 units per person 0.0674 units per person Uganda
2010s 0.2163 units per person 0.2352 units per person 0.0189 units per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.22 units per person against 0.2109 units per person in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
0.0091 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.