How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?

35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Nepal

3.29 million number

in 2019

Uganda

3.42 million number

in 2014

Nepal rank

32nd

Uganda rank

31st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Nepal
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 3.42 million number against 3.29 million number in Nepal, a difference of 131,710 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 31st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.22 million number	810,000 number	405,096 number	Nepal
1980s	1.61 million number	1.29 million number	318,949 number	Nepal
1990s	2.07 million number	1.77 million number	301,902 number	Nepal
2000s	2.42 million number	2.47 million number	49,708 number	Uganda
2010s	2.74 million number	3.19 million number	453,550 number	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Nepal or Uganda?: Uganda, at 3.42 million number against 3.29 million number in Nepal as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Nepal and Uganda?: 131,710 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Nepal ranks 32nd 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: 21 August 2026

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