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

South Africa
1.08 million number
in 2020
Uganda
1.24 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Uganda rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.24 million number against 1.08 million number in South Africa, a difference of 159,100 number.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 20th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 587,228 number 269,005 number 318,223 number South Africa
1980s 754,886 number 364,262 number 390,624 number South Africa
1990s 974,699 number 520,351 number 454,348 number South Africa
2000s 1.03 million number 737,085 number 293,293 number South Africa
2010s 977,188 number 1.03 million number 51,097 number Uganda
2020s 1.08 million number 1.24 million number 159,100 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, South Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.24 million number against 1.08 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between South Africa and Uganda?
159,100 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
South Africa ranks 21st 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.