Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uganda: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
40.07 million number
in 2019
Uganda
2.28 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th
Uganda rank
17th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uganda
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 40.07 million number against 2.28 million number in Uganda, a difference of 37.79 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.6 times Uganda's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 12.95 million number 489,197 number 12.46 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 16.33 million number 665,684 number 15.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 20.27 million number 946,897 number 19.33 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 27.38 million number 1.35 million number 26.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 35.64 million number 1.89 million number 33.75 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 40.07 million number against 2.28 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda?
37.79 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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

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