Persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda
Uganda: Persistence to grade 5, total was 61.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda, 1975–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 61.1% for persistence to grade 5, total in 2016.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda peaked at 78.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2003.
Uganda ranks 150th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 77.9% | — |
| 1978 | 61.2% | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.6% | 61.2% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 63.4% | 78.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 41.9% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 48.2% | 62.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.08 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,256 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,982 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,183 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -14.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 93,213 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.46 % change on previous year (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Uganda was 61.1% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.