Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda
Uganda: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 27.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda, 1995–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2017, lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda stood at 27.6%.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda peaked at 31.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 17.5% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.6% | 31.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 407,232 (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 48.45 % change on previous year (1982)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 608,973 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 165,396 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uganda was 27.6% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Uganda ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, male (% 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.