Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: Enrolment in primary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
92.68 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.40 million number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 92.68 million number against 4.40 million number in Uganda, a difference of 88.28 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 20.14 million number 577,365 number 19.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 31.67 million number 1.09 million number 30.58 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 40.17 million number 1.95 million number 38.22 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 60.67 million number 3.75 million number 56.92 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 80.80 million number 4.20 million number 76.60 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 92.68 million number against 4.40 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
88.28 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 45 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

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