Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda
Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 50.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda stood at 50.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda peaked at 55.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.3% | — |
| 1965 | 21.8% | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 26.5% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 26.5% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 36.6% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 42.1% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 54.7% | 55.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Uganda was 50.5% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)