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 28.9% 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
Uganda recorded 28.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uganda peaked at 32.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 19.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 28.9% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 37 Mauritania 32.0% compare
- 38 Lebanon 31.1% compare
- 39 Guyana 30.8% compare
- 41 Senegal 27.8% compare
- 42 British Virgin Islands 25.5% compare
- 43 El Salvador 24.8% compare
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 28.9% 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 32.9% 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 18.9% 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 10.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release