Compulsory education, duration in Uganda
Uganda: Compulsory education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Uganda, 2008–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Uganda is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Uganda peaked at 7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2008.
That places Uganda 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Compulsory education, duration in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 years | — |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5 years, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 years, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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 compulsory education, duration in Uganda?
- Compulsory education, duration in Uganda was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.