Which has higher primary education, pupils, Europe & Central Asia or Uganda?

Uganda, at 50.3% against 48.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Uganda?

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils

Europe & Central Asia

48.6%

in 2018

Uganda

50.3%

in 2017

Europe & Central Asia rank

14th

Uganda rank

11th

Primary education, pupils over time

Europe & Central Asia
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 50.3% against 48.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48.4%	40.5%	7.8%	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	48.5%	43.8%	4.7%	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	48.5%	45.9%	2.7%	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	48.5%	49.4%	1.0%	Uganda
2010s	48.6%	50.2%	1.5%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Europe & Central Asia or Uganda?: Uganda, at 50.3% against 48.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Europe & Central Asia and Uganda?: 1.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Uganda?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Uganda rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/europe-and-central-asia/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/europe-and-central-asia/uganda/">Europe & Central Asia vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.