What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?

0.0001 units per person, with Uganda ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kenya vs Uganda: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Kenya

0.0051 units per person

in 2023

Uganda

0.0052 units per person

in 2017

Kenya rank

94th

Uganda rank

92nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0052 units per person against 0.0051 units per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 204 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0054 units per person	0.0046 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Kenya
2000s	0.0043 units per person	0.0052 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Uganda
2010s	0.006 units per person	0.0051 units per person	0.0009 units per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Kenya or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0052 units per person against 0.0051 units per person in Kenya as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?: 0.0001 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?: Kenya ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.