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
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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

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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