Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda
Uganda: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 43.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 43.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda peaked at 43.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1978.
Uganda ranks 194th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.6% | — |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.8% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 35.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 43.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
- 192 Eritrea 44.1% compare
- 193 Comoros 43.2% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 41.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 197 Guinea 40.9% 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Uganda was 43.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Uganda ranks 194th out of 212 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release