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

South Africa
544,953 number
in 2020
Uganda
624,242 number
in 2020
South Africa rank
21st
Uganda rank
20th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 624,242 number against 544,953 number in South Africa, a difference of 79,289 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 293,596 number 134,708 number 158,888 number South Africa
1980s 379,214 number 182,836 number 196,378 number South Africa
1990s 491,051 number 259,260 number 231,790 number South Africa
2000s 519,059 number 366,312 number 152,747 number South Africa
2010s 492,342 number 515,339 number 22,997 number Uganda
2020s 544,953 number 624,242 number 79,289 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, male, South Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 624,242 number against 544,953 number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between South Africa and Uganda?
79,289 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, male?
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, 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.