Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
44.09 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th
Uganda rank
23rd

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 44.09 units per square kilometre against 7.15 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 36.94 units per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 6.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 units per square kilometre 4.8 units per square kilometre 2.64 units per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 3.04 units per square kilometre 9.71 units per square kilometre 6.67 units per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 4.14 units per square kilometre 18.16 units per square kilometre 14.03 units per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 4.92 units per square kilometre 37.14 units per square kilometre 32.22 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 5.7 units per square kilometre 42.05 units per square kilometre 36.35 units per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 44.09 units per square kilometre against 7.15 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda?
36.94 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.