Egypt vs Uganda: School age population, primary education, female

Egypt
6.37 million number
in 2020
Uganda
4.67 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
12th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 6.37 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda, a difference of 1.71 million number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

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

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.83 million number 1.06 million number 1.78 million number Egypt
1980s 3.52 million number 1.43 million number 2.09 million number Egypt
1990s 3.93 million number 2.07 million number 1.86 million number Egypt
2000s 4.50 million number 2.90 million number 1.60 million number Egypt
2010s 5.35 million number 3.96 million number 1.39 million number Egypt
2020s 6.37 million number 4.67 million number 1.71 million number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Egypt or Uganda?
Egypt, at 6.37 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Egypt and Uganda?
1.71 million number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Egypt ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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