Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda
Uganda: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
104th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2010–2014
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda, 2010–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 37.8% over five years.
Uganda ranks 104th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -39.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 101 Andorra 0.4% compare
- 102 Pakistan 0.4%
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
- 105 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 0.3%
- 107 Guinea 0.3% 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Uganda was 0.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Uganda ranks 104th out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release