Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda
Uganda: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 43.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 43.1% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda peaked at 43.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1978.
That places Uganda 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.6% | — |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 43.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 43.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.8% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 35.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
- 192 Eritrea 44.1% compare
- 193 Comoros 43.2% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 197 Guinea 40.9% compare
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uganda was 43.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Uganda ranks 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.