Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda

Uganda: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 53,431 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
53,431 number
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
23rd
of 119 countries
All-time high
53,431 number
in 2017
All-time low
35,950 number
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2017

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda, 2007–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k2007201220172007: 36.0k number2013: 42.7k number2015: 36.9k number2016: 44.3k number2017: 53.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda stood at 53,431 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 53,431 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35,950 number, in 2007.

That places Uganda 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Uganda, 2007 to 2017.
Year number Change
2007 35,950 number
2013 42,674 number +18.7%
2015 36,927 number -13.5%
2016 44,333 number +20.1%
2017 53,431 number +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35,950 number 35,950 number 35,950 number 1
2010s 44,341 number 36,927 number 53,431 number 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 20 Malaysia 79,011 number compare
  2. 21 Hungary 76,403 number compare
  3. 22 Belgium 61,562 number compare
  4. 24 Russia 45,762 number compare
  5. 25 New Zealand 41,181 number compare
  6. 26 Azerbaijan 37,602 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

More education data for Uganda

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda was 53,431 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 53,431 number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 35,950 number in 2007.
How does Uganda rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
Uganda ranks 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/uganda/">Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Uganda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,486 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.