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

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?

43 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

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

Uganda

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Zambia

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Uganda rank

10th

Zambia rank

13th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

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

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 13th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1980s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1990s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2000s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda
2010s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Uganda or Zambia?: Uganda, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Uganda and Zambia?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?: Uganda ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 13th 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.