What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Uganda?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Rwanda vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Rwanda

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Uganda

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Rwanda rank

11th

Uganda rank

10th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

Rwanda
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1980s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1990s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2000s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2010s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Rwanda or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Uganda?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.