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 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda is 30.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda peaked at 34.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 30.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 30.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.1% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 18.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 30.7% | 34.0% | 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 30.7% 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 34.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 206 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 up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release