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

Kenya
4.13 million number
in 2020
Uganda
4.67 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.67 million number against 4.13 million number in Kenya, a difference of 535,570 number.

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

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

Kenya ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.22 million number 1.06 million number 161,559 number Kenya
1980s 1.82 million number 1.43 million number 391,285 number Kenya
1990s 2.49 million number 2.07 million number 417,090 number Kenya
2000s 3.02 million number 2.90 million number 118,112 number Kenya
2010s 3.84 million number 3.96 million number 113,795 number Uganda
2020s 4.13 million number 4.67 million number 535,570 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.67 million number against 4.13 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Kenya and Uganda?
535,570 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th 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.