Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda
Uganda: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6291 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2017
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6291 GPIA, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6291 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6343 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6583 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6869 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6651 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6947 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7004 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.706 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7242 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7448 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7375 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7356 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7619 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7636 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7782 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8168 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8097 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7772 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7935 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7881 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8012 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7711 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7819 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9124 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8273 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8512 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8613 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8855 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8939 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9216 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9468 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9681 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.964 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9781 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9896 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6777 GPIA | 0.6291 GPIA | 0.7242 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7719 GPIA | 0.7356 GPIA | 0.8168 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8374 GPIA | 0.7711 GPIA | 0.9124 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9719 GPIA | 0.9216 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uganda was 1.01 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6291 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release