Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 16.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 16.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda peaked at 35.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1960.
That places Uganda 61st 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1965 | 7.6% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 11.9% | +56.4% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.5% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 29.1% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 58 El Salvador 18.7% compare
- 59 Maldives 18.4% compare
- 60 India 18.2% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 16.8% compare
- 63 Tajikistan 16.5% compare
- 64 Belgium 16.5% compare
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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Uganda was 16.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Uganda ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary