South Africa vs Uganda: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes
South Africa
4.68 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.43 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- South Africa
- Uganda
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.68 million number against 4.43 million number in Uganda, a difference of 249,900 number.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 718,004 number | 722,570 number | 4,566 number | Uganda |
| 1980s | 918,639 number | 988,102 number | 69,463 number | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.06 million number | 1.61 million number | 552,421 number | Uganda |
| 2000s | 966,495 number | 3.00 million number | 2.04 million number | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.50 million number | 3.96 million number | 1.47 million number | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, South Africa or Uganda?
- South Africa, at 4.68 million number against 4.43 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between South Africa and Uganda?
- 249,900 number, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- South Africa ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.