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

South Africa
2.31 million number
in 2019
Uganda
2.20 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.31 million number against 2.20 million number in Uganda, a difference of 117,820 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 15th 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 357,097 number 359,820 number 2,723 number Uganda
1980s 454,768 number 491,914 number 37,146 number Uganda
1990s 525,950 number 803,729 number 277,779 number Uganda
2000s 478,838 number 1.49 million number 1.01 million number Uganda
2010s 1.23 million number 1.96 million number 728,953 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, South Africa or Uganda?
South Africa, at 2.31 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 South Africa and Uganda?
117,820 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, female?
South Africa ranks 14th 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.