Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Uganda
Uganda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 11.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Uganda peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2008.
Uganda ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 11.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 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, female in Uganda?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Uganda was 11.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Uganda ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release