Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda
Uganda: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.7727 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7727
World rank
106th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9935
in 2008
All-time low
0.5006
in 1991
Years of data
7
1991–2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda stood at 0.7727.
That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda peaked at 0.9935 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5006, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 106th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5006 | 0.5006 | 0.5006 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7994 | 0.6053 | 0.9935 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7117 | 0.6433 | 0.8021 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7727 | 0.7727 | 0.7727 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 106.17 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uganda was 0.7727 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9935 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5006 in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Uganda ranks 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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