Children out of school, primary, female in Uganda
Uganda: Children out of school, primary, female was 128,991 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Uganda, 1979–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 128,991 for children out of school, primary, female in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Uganda peaked at 912,187 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 128,991, in 2013.
Uganda ranks 39th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children out of school, primary, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 907,519 | — |
| 1981 | 912,187 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 893,327 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 748,751 | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 159,889 | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 284,257 | +77.8% |
| 2011 | 178,564 | -37.2% |
| 2013 | 128,991 | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 907,519 | 907,519 | 907,519 | 1 |
| 1980s | 851,422 | 748,751 | 912,187 | 3 |
| 2000s | 159,889 | 159,889 | 159,889 | 1 |
| 2010s | 197,271 | 128,991 | 284,257 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Uganda?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Uganda was 128,991 in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 912,187 in 1981.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,991 in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 177 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.