Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 4.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda stood at 4.85.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda peaked at 4.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 89th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.64 | — |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +68.8% |
| 1970 | 1.75 | +62.0% |
| 1975 | 2.15 | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 2.42 | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 2.93 | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 3.87 | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 4.19 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4.55 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.85 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.86 | 0.64 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.75 | 2.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.67 | 2.42 | 2.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.03 | 3.87 | 4.19 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.72 | 4.55 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.85 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Uganda was 4.85 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Uganda ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.