Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 18.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda stood at 18.2%.
The figure is down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda peaked at 34.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1960.
That places Uganda 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | +105.6% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +59.3% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 22.8% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 29.3% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Uganda was 18.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Uganda ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary