Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Uganda, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Uganda stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Uganda peaked at 1.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 143rd out of 173 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7% | — |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -24.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -34.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +79.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.3%
- 141 Zambia 0.3% compare
- 142 El Salvador 0.3% compare
- 144 Jordan 0.3% compare
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 146 Central African Republic 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Uganda?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Uganda was 0.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 143rd out of 173 countries with data for 2014.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary 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