Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uganda
Uganda: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.2%
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
118th
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2010–2014
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uganda, 2010–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over five years.
That places Uganda 118th out of 122 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 115 Cambodia 0.2% compare
- 116 Andorra 0.2% compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2%
- 119 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 0.1%
- 121 Guatemala 0.1% 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Uganda?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uganda was 0.2% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Uganda ranks 118th out of 122 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 upper 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