Kenya vs Uganda: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Kenya
2.09 million number
in 2019
Uganda
2.20 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
17th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.20 million number against 2.09 million number in Kenya, a difference of 109,400 number.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 745,836 number 359,820 number 386,016 number Kenya
1980s 1.09 million number 491,914 number 594,396 number Kenya
1990s 1.37 million number 803,729 number 562,798 number Kenya
2000s 1.72 million number 1.49 million number 234,092 number Kenya
2010s 2.05 million number 1.96 million number 89,935 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.20 million number against 2.09 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Kenya and Uganda?
109,400 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (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, female (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

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