What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between South Asia and Uganda?

86.54 million number, with South Asia ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

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.

South Asia vs Uganda: Enrolment in primary education, male

South Asia

90.93 million number

in 2019

Uganda

4.40 million number

in 2017

South Asia rank

15th

Uganda rank

16th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

South Asia
Uganda

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 90.93 million number against 4.40 million number in Uganda, a difference of 86.54 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 20.7 times Uganda's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 16th 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	49.54 million number	577,365 number	48.97 million number	South Asia
1980s	62.81 million number	1.09 million number	61.73 million number	South Asia
1990s	78.90 million number	1.95 million number	76.94 million number	South Asia
2000s	91.74 million number	3.75 million number	87.99 million number	South Asia
2010s	97.53 million number	4.20 million number	93.33 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, South Asia or Uganda?: South Asia, at 90.93 million number against 4.40 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between South Asia and Uganda?: 86.54 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Uganda?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do South Asia and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: South Asia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 16th of 43 groups.
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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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: 21 August 2026

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