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

Nigeria
2.97 million number
in 2019
Uganda
2.20 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
12th
Uganda rank
15th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.97 million number against 2.20 million number in Uganda, a difference of 771,770 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.88 million number 359,820 number 2.52 million number Nigeria
1980s 3.95 million number 491,914 number 3.46 million number Nigeria
1990s 4.56 million number 803,729 number 3.75 million number Nigeria
2000s 2.01 million number 1.49 million number 522,052 number Nigeria
2010s 2.66 million number 1.96 million number 698,850 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 2.97 million number against 2.20 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Nigeria and Uganda?
771,770 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 12th 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.