Lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda
Uganda: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 25.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda, 1995–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda is 25.1%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda peaked at 27.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1995.
That places Uganda 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +74.7% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.1% | 22.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.8% | 27.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Uganda was 25.1% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Uganda ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.