Afghanistan vs Uganda: Enrolment in primary education, male

Afghanistan
4.00 million number
in 2018
Uganda
4.40 million number
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
19th
Uganda rank
16th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.40 million number against 4.00 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 400,180 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 202 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 569,556 number 561,103 number 8,454 number Afghanistan
1980s 462,853 number 1.08 million number 615,732 number Uganda
1990s 652,810 number 1.77 million number 1.12 million number Uganda
2000s 2.38 million number 3.75 million number 1.37 million number Uganda
2010s 3.54 million number 4.20 million number 662,654 number Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.40 million number against 4.00 million number in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Uganda?
400,180 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.