Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda

Uganda: Children out of school, primary, male was 181,019 in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
181,019
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
33rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
796,567
in 1982
All-time low
181,019
in 2013
Years of data
8
1979–2013

Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda, 1979–2013

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1979199620131979: 796.6k1981: 790.1k1982: 796.6k1986: 624.0k2009: 198.6k2010: 328.8k2011: 219.4k2013: 181.0k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Uganda recorded 181,019 for children out of school, primary, male in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Uganda peaked at 796,567 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 181,019, in 2013.

Uganda ranks 33rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda, 1979 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1979 796,560
1981 790,055 -0.8%
1982 796,567 +0.8%
1986 624,005 -21.7%
2009 198,562 -68.2%
2010 328,821 +65.6%
2011 219,438 -33.3%
2013 181,019 -17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 796,560 796,560 796,560 1
1980s 736,876 624,005 796,567 3
2000s 198,562 198,562 198,562 1
2010s 243,093 181,019 328,821 3

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 30 Brazil 187,992
  2. 31 Honduras 184,026 compare
  3. 32 Zimbabwe 181,260 compare
  4. 34 Madagascar 173,136 compare
  5. 35 Liberia 169,711 compare
  6. 36 Colombia 158,138 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Uganda?
Children out of school, primary, male in Uganda was 181,019 in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 796,567 in 1982.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 181,019 in 2013.
How does Uganda rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Uganda ranks 33rd 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.