Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 5.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
5.4%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
9th
of 61 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2009
All-time low
4.3%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2009–2014
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uganda, 2009–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2014, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uganda stood at 5.4%.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
That places Uganda 9th out of 61 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.7% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uganda?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uganda was 5.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release