Nigeria vs Uganda: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Nigeria
1 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Uganda
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Nigeria rank
62nd
Uganda rank
61st

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.03 units per square kilometre against 1 units per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 62nd and Uganda ranks 61st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1854 units per square kilometre 0.1418 units per square kilometre 0.0435 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.3731 units per square kilometre 0.2974 units per square kilometre 0.0758 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.4399 units per square kilometre 0.4374 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.5828 units per square kilometre 0.6955 units per square kilometre 0.1127 units per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.6303 units per square kilometre 0.8598 units per square kilometre 0.2295 units per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.03 units per square kilometre against 1 units per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.03 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 62nd and Uganda ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.