Kenya vs Uganda: School age population, early childhood education, female

Kenya
2.09 million number
in 2019
Uganda
2.20 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
23rd
Uganda rank
21st

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2.20 million number against 2.09 million number in Kenya, a difference of 109,400 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 1.43 million number 1.25 million number 182,810 number Kenya
2000s 1.72 million number 1.49 million number 234,092 number Kenya
2010s 2.05 million number 1.96 million number 89,935 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 2.20 million number against 2.09 million number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Kenya and Uganda?
109,400 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/