Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uganda: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
15.80 million number
in 2019
Uganda
731,258 number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uganda
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 15.80 million number against 731,258 number in Uganda, a difference of 15.07 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.6 times Uganda's.

Across all 50 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 5.23 million number 176,073 number 5.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 6.90 million number 240,066 number 6.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 8.82 million number 348,881 number 8.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 11.14 million number 478,179 number 10.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 14.38 million number 636,480 number 13.74 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 15.80 million number against 731,258 number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
15.07 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?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
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 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/