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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

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

Kenya

1.37 million number

in 2020

Uganda

1.24 million number

in 2020

Kenya rank

17th

Uganda rank

20th

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

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.37 million number against 1.24 million number in Uganda, a difference of 131,670 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	363,031 number	269,005 number	94,026 number	Kenya
1980s	546,014 number	364,262 number	181,752 number	Kenya
1990s	781,554 number	520,351 number	261,203 number	Kenya
2000s	941,007 number	737,085 number	203,922 number	Kenya
2010s	1.23 million number	1.03 million number	198,353 number	Kenya
2020s	1.37 million number	1.24 million number	131,670 number	Kenya

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, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 1.37 million number against 1.24 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Uganda?: 131,670 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?: Kenya ranks 17th 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: 04 September 2026

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