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

Kenya
690,996 number
in 2020
Uganda
624,242 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
20th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 690,996 number against 624,242 number in Uganda, a difference of 66,754 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 18th 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 180,923 number 134,708 number 46,215 number Kenya
1980s 273,398 number 182,836 number 90,562 number Kenya
1990s 392,000 number 259,260 number 132,740 number Kenya
2000s 471,290 number 366,312 number 104,978 number Kenya
2010s 617,432 number 515,339 number 102,093 number Kenya
2020s 690,996 number 624,242 number 66,754 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, male, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 690,996 number against 624,242 number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Kenya and Uganda?
66,754 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, male?
Kenya ranks 18th 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, male (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, male (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

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