Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda
Uganda: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 28.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda, 1975–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda stood at 28.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.7% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda peaked at 28.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1982.
Uganda ranks 139th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.4% | — |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +86.9% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.5% | 28.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 136 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.3% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 29.1% compare
- 138 Mozambique 28.4% compare
- 140 Nigeria 27.5% compare
- 141 Kuwait 27.3% compare
- 142 Cameroon 26.8% 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 percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Uganda was 28.4% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Uganda ranks 139th out of 172 countries with data for 2011.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release