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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Kenya

1.36 million number

in 2020

Uganda

1.20 million number

in 2020

Kenya rank

17th

Uganda rank

20th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.20 million number in Uganda, a difference of 154,040 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 20th of 205 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	348,602 number	258,815 number	89,787 number	Kenya
1980s	523,226 number	351,732 number	171,494 number	Kenya
1990s	757,631 number	500,167 number	257,463 number	Kenya
2000s	918,942 number	709,189 number	209,753 number	Kenya
2010s	1.20 million number	992,385 number	204,576 number	Kenya
2020s	1.36 million number	1.20 million number	154,040 number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 1.36 million number against 1.20 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Kenya and Uganda?: 154,040 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Kenya ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 20th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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