Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa
80.90 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.58 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th
Uganda rank
18th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uganda
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 80.90 million number against 4.58 million number in Uganda, a difference of 76.31 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 17.6 times Uganda's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 26.01 million number 978,873 number 25.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 32.83 million number 1.34 million number 31.50 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 40.77 million number 1.89 million number 38.89 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 55.07 million number 2.68 million number 52.39 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 71.85 million number 3.76 million number 68.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 80.90 million number against 4.58 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
76.31 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.