Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 1.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda peaked at 5.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.
That places Uganda 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.2% | — |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +73.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +1681.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -56.5% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Uganda was 1.1% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)