Net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda
Uganda: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 58.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda, 2002–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2017, net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda stood at 58.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda peaked at 72.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 83rd of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.1% | — |
| 2004 | 66.6% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 66.6% | 72.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.8% | 69.2% | 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 net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Uganda was 58.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Uganda ranks 83rd out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.