Population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda
Uganda: Population of compulsory school age, female was 4.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda is 4.84 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda peaked at 4.84 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.26 million, in 2008.
That places Uganda 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.26 million | — |
| 2009 | 3.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.46 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.56 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.67 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.77 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.06 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.16 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.34 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 4.84 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 million | 3.26 million | 3.35 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.91 million | 3.46 million | 4.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 million | 4.43 million | 4.84 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Uganda was 4.84 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 million in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release