Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda

Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 24.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
24.4%
World rank
113th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2010
All-time low
1.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda, 1960–2010

05101520251960198520101960: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 1.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 1.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 2.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 9.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 5.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 5.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 12.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 24.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 321.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda peaked at 24.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1960.

Uganda ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Uganda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.2%
1965 1.4% +16.7%
1970 1.5% +9.3%
1975 1.6% +7.8%
1980 2.6% +57.6%
1985 4.4% +69.2%
1990 9.2% +109.5%
1995 5.4% -41.9%
2000 5.8% +7.8%
2005 12.9% +123.2%
2010 24.4% +88.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 2
1970s 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 2
1980s 3.5% 2.6% 4.4% 2
1990s 7.3% 5.4% 9.2% 2
2000s 9.3% 5.8% 12.9% 2
2010s 24.4% 24.4% 24.4% 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 110 Eswatini 27.2% compare
  2. 111 Gambia 26.7% compare
  3. 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.5% compare
  4. 114 Nepal 24.3% compare
  5. 114 Togo 24.3% compare
  6. 116 Cameroon 23.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Uganda was 24.4% 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+ with secondary recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1960.
How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Uganda ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 321.6%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)