Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 4.69 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda is 4.69, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda peaked at 4.82 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 1960.
That places Uganda 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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, total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.21 | — |
| 1965 | 1.65 | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 2.35 | +42.4% |
| 1975 | 2.68 | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 2.73 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.32 | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 4.14 | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 4.48 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 4.64 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.82 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.21 | 1.65 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.68 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.73 | 3.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.31 | 4.14 | 4.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.73 | 4.64 | 4.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.69 | 4.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Uganda was 4.69 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, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Uganda ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.