Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda
Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8892 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8892 modelled data
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
117th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.8892 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda stood at 0.8892 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8892 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Uganda 117th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.05 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.995 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9867 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9841 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.974 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9607 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9454 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9393 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9373 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9341 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9347 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9333 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9305 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9108 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8892 modelled data | -2.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.8892 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.8892 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9765 modelled data | 0.9373 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9221 modelled data | 0.8892 modelled data | 0.9347 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda was 0.8892 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8892 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uganda ranks 117th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release