Kenya vs Uganda: School age population, one year before than official primary entry
Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Uganda
1.48 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
19th
Uganda rank
17th
School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.48 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 75,850 number.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 473,801 number | 353,511 number | 120,290 number | Kenya |
| 1980s | 699,650 number | 482,134 number | 217,516 number | Kenya |
| 1990s | 898,083 number | 699,864 number | 198,219 number | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.12 million number | 962,582 number | 158,851 number | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.37 million number | 1.28 million number | 81,355 number | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.40 million number | 1.48 million number | 75,850 number | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.48 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Kenya and Uganda?
- 75,850 number, with Uganda 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/