South Asia vs Uganda: School age population, primary education, female

South Asia
83.50 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.67 million number
in 2020
South Asia rank
13th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • South Asia
  • Uganda
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 83.50 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda, a difference of 78.84 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 17.9 times Uganda's.

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

South Asia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 49.67 million number 1.06 million number 48.61 million number South Asia
1980s 60.75 million number 1.43 million number 59.32 million number South Asia
1990s 73.86 million number 2.07 million number 71.79 million number South Asia
2000s 80.82 million number 2.90 million number 77.92 million number South Asia
2010s 84.02 million number 3.96 million number 80.07 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, South Asia or Uganda?
South Asia, at 83.50 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between South Asia and Uganda?
78.84 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Uganda?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Asia and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
South Asia ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 43 groups.
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.