East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
179.31 million
in 2024
Uganda
8.84 million
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 179.31 million against 8.84 million in Uganda, a difference of 170.47 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 179.95 million 958,180 178.99 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 200.50 million 1.94 million 198.56 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 199.12 million 3.63 million 195.49 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 185.67 million 7.42 million 178.25 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 170.60 million 8.43 million 162.17 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Uganda?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 179.31 million against 8.84 million in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
170.47 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for primary education, pupils?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.