Afghanistan vs Uganda: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.04 million number
in 2020
Uganda
1.24 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Uganda rank
20th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.24 million number against 1.04 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 194,260 number.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 300,978 number 269,005 number 31,974 number Afghanistan
1980s 309,850 number 364,262 number 54,412 number Uganda
1990s 437,830 number 520,351 number 82,521 number Uganda
2000s 647,431 number 737,085 number 89,654 number Uganda
2010s 925,406 number 1.03 million number 102,879 number Uganda
2020s 1.04 million number 1.24 million number 194,260 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.24 million number against 1.04 million number in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Uganda?
194,260 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.