Afghanistan vs Uganda: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
3.83 million number
in 2018
Uganda
3.42 million number
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
28th
Uganda rank
31st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.83 million number against 3.42 million number in Uganda, a difference of 406,440 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.09 million number 926,501 number 162,563 number Afghanistan
1980s 1.09 million number 1.27 million number 183,528 number Uganda
1990s 1.51 million number 1.77 million number 258,647 number Uganda
2000s 2.27 million number 2.47 million number 200,972 number Uganda
2010s 2.86 million number 3.19 million number 328,714 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Afghanistan, at 3.83 million number against 3.42 million number in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Uganda?
406,440 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.