Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda
Uganda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6964 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6964 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
161st
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9848 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6964 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.6964 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda peaked at 0.9848 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6964 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Uganda 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9848 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.958 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9263 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9247 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9158 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.898 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.866 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8542 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8586 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8491 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8482 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8376 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8403 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8279 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8226 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8095 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8047 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.782 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.777 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7586 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7351 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7197 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7117 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7066 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6964 modelled data | -1.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.6964 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.6964 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.912 modelled data | 0.8542 modelled data | 0.9848 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8199 modelled data | 0.777 modelled data | 0.8491 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7214 modelled data | 0.6964 modelled data | 0.7586 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Uganda was 0.6964 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9848 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6964 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Uganda ranks 161st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 children of primary 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