Uganda vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female
Uganda
656,603
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
17.83 million
in 2024
Uganda rank
20th
UNICEF: Africa rank
23rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time
- Uganda
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 17.83 million against 656,603 in Uganda, a difference of 17.18 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 27.2 times Uganda's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 20th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd of 222 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146,221 | 5.25 million | 5.10 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 196,353 | 6.88 million | 6.68 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 258,375 | 9.09 million | 8.83 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 378,087 | 11.27 million | 10.89 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 514,010 | 14.23 million | 13.71 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 619,839 | 17.24 million | 16.62 million | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Uganda or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 17.83 million against 656,603 in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Uganda and UNICEF: Africa?
- 17.18 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and UNICEF: Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 20th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release