Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 96.58 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda, 1820–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2013, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda stood at 96.58. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 96.58 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Uganda 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 13.06 | — |
| 1955 | 15.91 | +21.8% |
| 1960 | 26.05 | +63.7% |
| 1965 | 40.7 | +56.2% |
| 1970 | 25.23 | -38.0% |
| 1975 | 29.3 | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 29.64 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 29.98 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 30.33 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 30.67 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 35 | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 33.93 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 36.87 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 40.59 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 44.32 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 48.04 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 51.77 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 95.23 | +84.0% |
| 2010 | 91.78 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 94.99 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 95.78 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 96.58 | +0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 96.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 96.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +84.0% | 51.77 | 95.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1950s | 14.48 | 13.06 | 15.91 | 2 |
| 1960s | 33.38 | 26.05 | 40.7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.19 | 25.23 | 30.67 | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.5 | 33.93 | 51.77 | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.23 | 95.23 | 95.23 | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.78 | 91.78 | 96.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Uganda was 96.58 in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.58 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Uganda rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.