Duration of compulsory education in Uganda
Uganda: Duration of compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2008
All-time low
7 years
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008β2025
Duration of compulsory education in Uganda, 2008β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Uganda peaked at 7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2008.
Uganda ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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
- 168 Lesotho, Kingdom of 7 years compare
- 168 Namibia 7 years compare
- 168 Nicaragua 7 years compare
- 168 Eswatini, Kingdom of 7 years compare
- 168 Trinidad and Tobago 7 years compare
- 168 Tanzania, United Republic of 7 years compare
- 168 Zambia 7 years compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 7 years compare
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Uganda?
- Duration of compulsory education in Uganda was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release