How does Uganda rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?

Uganda ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020.

Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Uganda data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda

Name: Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uganda: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 17 years in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

17 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

2nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

17 years

in 1970

All-time low

17 years

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2020

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda, 1970–2020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 17 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda peaked at 17 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1970.

That places Uganda 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) in Uganda, 1970 to 2020.
Year	years	Change
1970	17 years	—
1971	17 years	+0.0%
1972	17 years	+0.0%
1973	17 years	+0.0%
1974	17 years	+0.0%
1975	17 years	+0.0%
1976	17 years	+0.0%
1977	17 years	+0.0%
1978	17 years	+0.0%
1979	17 years	+0.0%
1980	17 years	+0.0%
1981	17 years	+0.0%
1982	17 years	+0.0%
1983	17 years	+0.0%
1984	17 years	+0.0%
1985	17 years	+0.0%
1986	17 years	+0.0%
1987	17 years	+0.0%
1988	17 years	+0.0%
1989	17 years	+0.0%
1990	17 years	+0.0%
1991	17 years	+0.0%
1992	17 years	+0.0%
1993	17 years	+0.0%
1994	17 years	+0.0%
1995	17 years	+0.0%
1996	17 years	+0.0%
1997	17 years	+0.0%
1998	17 years	+0.0%
1999	17 years	+0.0%
2000	17 years	+0.0%
2001	17 years	+0.0%
2002	17 years	+0.0%
2003	17 years	+0.0%
2004	17 years	+0.0%
2005	17 years	+0.0%
2006	17 years	+0.0%
2007	17 years	+0.0%
2008	17 years	+0.0%
2009	17 years	+0.0%
2010	17 years	+0.0%
2011	17 years	+0.0%
2012	17 years	+0.0%
2013	17 years	+0.0%
2014	17 years	+0.0%
2015	17 years	+0.0%
2016	17 years	+0.0%
2017	17 years	+0.0%
2018	17 years	+0.0%
2019	17 years	+0.0%
2020	17 years	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	17 years	17 years	17 years	10
1980s	17 years	17 years	17 years	10
1990s	17 years	17 years	17 years	10
2000s	17 years	17 years	17 years	10
2010s	17 years	17 years	17 years	10
2020s	17 years	17 years	17 years	1

Countries ranked near Uganda

1 Tanzania 18 years compare
2 Bhutan 17 years compare
2 Burundi 17 years compare
2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
2 Guinea 17 years compare
2 Lithuania 17 years compare
2 Namibia 17 years compare
2 Niger 17 years compare
2 Tonga 17 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

More education data for Uganda

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)
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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)

All data for Uganda →

Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda?: Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Uganda was 17 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1970.
How does Uganda rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?: Uganda ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.