Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda

Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 17.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.1%
World rank
137th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2010
All-time low
4.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda, 1960–2010

510151960198520101960: 4.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 5.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 7.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 7.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 13.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 8.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda is 17.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 186.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda peaked at 17.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1960.

Uganda ranks 137th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Uganda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 4.5%
1965 5.9% +30.4%
1970 8.0% +36.3%
1975 7.5% -5.6%
1980 7.2% -4.1%
1985 11.1% +52.8%
1990 13.2% +19.4%
1995 8.5% -35.4%
2000 6.0% -30.1%
2005 8.7% +45.4%
2010 17.1% +97.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.2% 4.5% 5.9% 2
1970s 7.8% 7.5% 8.0% 2
1980s 9.2% 7.2% 11.1% 2
1990s 10.9% 8.5% 13.2% 2
2000s 7.3% 6.0% 8.7% 2
2010s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 134 Namibia 18.7% compare
  2. 135 Burundi 18.5% compare
  3. 136 Mozambique 17.2% compare
  4. 138 Papua New Guinea 16.6% compare
  5. 139 Lesotho 16.3% compare
  6. 140 Malawi 13.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Uganda was 17.1% 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 secondary recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1960.
How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Uganda ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 186.9%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)