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

Iran
3.84 million number
in 2020
Uganda
4.67 million number
in 2020
Iran rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Iran
  • Uganda
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197019952020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.67 million number against 3.84 million number in Iran, a difference of 820,550 number.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.19 million number 1.06 million number 1.14 million number Iran
1980s 3.04 million number 1.43 million number 1.62 million number Iran
1990s 4.42 million number 2.07 million number 2.36 million number Iran
2000s 3.23 million number 2.90 million number 331,974 number Iran
2010s 3.30 million number 3.96 million number 656,324 number Uganda
2020s 3.84 million number 4.67 million number 820,550 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Iran or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.67 million number against 3.84 million number in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Iran and Uganda?
820,550 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iran and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Iran ranks 18th 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.