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

Kenya
3.82 million number
in 2020
Uganda
3.31 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
21st

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.82 million number against 3.31 million number in Uganda, a difference of 509,080 number.

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

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

Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 708,010 number 381,790 number Kenya
1980s 1.59 million number 965,438 number 625,436 number Kenya
1990s 2.08 million number 1.37 million number 715,761 number Kenya
2000s 2.62 million number 1.95 million number 674,178 number Kenya
2010s 3.34 million number 2.74 million number 596,796 number Kenya
2020s 3.82 million number 3.31 million number 509,080 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 3.82 million number against 3.31 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Kenya and Uganda?
509,080 number, with Kenya 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, secondary education, female?
Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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