Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 716,094 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 716,094 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 716,094 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 148,410 number, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 148,410 number | — |
| 1971 | 153,417 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 158,169 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 162,653 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 166,829 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 170,632 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 175,545 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 180,157 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 184,638 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 189,124 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 193,866 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 200,520 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 207,821 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 215,535 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 223,372 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 230,937 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 240,601 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 250,417 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 260,275 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 270,006 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 279,533 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 291,589 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 303,875 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 316,073 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 327,801 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 338,689 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 351,564 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 364,271 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 376,683 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 388,625 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 399,888 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 413,011 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 426,096 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 439,144 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 452,136 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 465,119 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 479,926 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 495,265 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 510,784 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 526,032 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 540,529 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 556,759 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 573,412 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 590,360 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 607,517 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 624,493 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 643,754 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 663,526 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 682,828 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 700,574 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 716,094 number | +2.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 716,094 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 716,094 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 168,957 number | 148,410 number | 189,124 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 229,335 number | 193,866 number | 270,006 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 333,870 number | 279,533 number | 388,625 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 460,740 number | 399,888 number | 526,032 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 618,375 number | 540,529 number | 700,574 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 716,094 number | 716,094 number | 716,094 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 14 Russian Federation 895,310 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 851,820 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 718,730 number compare
- 18 Kenya 694,451 number compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 672,835 number compare
- 20 Türkiye 670,881 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uganda was 716,094 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 716,094 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,410 number in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.