Education spending in Uganda
Uganda: Education spending was 2.56 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Education spending in Uganda, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.56 for education spending in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Uganda peaked at 5.1 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 1983.
Uganda ranks 164th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Education spending in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.16 | — |
| 1973 | 3.35 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 3.39 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.22 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.68 | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 2.52 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.69 | -32.9% |
| 1984 | 2.43 | +43.8% |
| 1985 | 3.43 | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 5.1 | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 2.46 | -51.8% |
| 2004 | 4.95 | +101.2% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.91 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.32 | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.25 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.13 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.31 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.57 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 2.64 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.56 | -2.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.56 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.81, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.56 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +101.2% | 2.46 | 4.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 | 2.68 | 3.39 | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.03 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.71 | 2.46 | 4.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.73 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.58 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.88 (2013)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Uganda?
- Education spending in Uganda was 2.56 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 1988.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 1983.
- How does Uganda rank for education spending?
- Uganda ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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