Kenya vs Uganda: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age
Kenya
695,335 number
in 2020
Uganda
731,258 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
16th
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 731,258 number against 695,335 number in Kenya, a difference of 35,923 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 18th and Uganda ranks 16th 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 | 236,786 number | 176,073 number | 60,713 number | Kenya |
| 1980s | 348,113 number | 240,066 number | 108,047 number | Kenya |
| 1990s | 446,497 number | 348,881 number | 97,617 number | Kenya |
| 2000s | 556,880 number | 478,179 number | 78,700 number | Kenya |
| 2010s | 677,402 number | 636,480 number | 40,922 number | Kenya |
| 2020s | 695,335 number | 731,258 number | 35,923 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 age, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 731,258 number against 695,335 number in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry age between Kenya and Uganda?
- 35,923 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 age?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female 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/