Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda
Uganda: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 69.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.9%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
11th
of 206 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 2023
All-time low
57.1%
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda stood at 69.9%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda peaked at 72.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | -2.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 69.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 69.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 62.6% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 57.1% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 67.8% | 72.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uganda was 69.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release