Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda
Uganda: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 8.87 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda is 8.87 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda peaked at 8.87 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 2.4 years, in 1980.
That places Uganda 116th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.4 years | — |
| 1985 | 3.02 years | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 3.71 years | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 4.17 years | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 4.56 years | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 5.11 years | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 5.87 years | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 6.27 years | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.69 years | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 7.16 years | +7.0% |
| 2030 | 7.69 years | +7.4% |
| 2035 | 8.26 years | +7.4% |
| 2040 | 8.87 years | +7.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8.87 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.73 years, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8.87 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.54 years, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +25.8% | 2.4 years | 3.02 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.71 years | 2.4 years | 3.02 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.94 years | 3.71 years | 4.17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.83 years | 4.56 years | 5.11 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.07 years | 5.87 years | 6.27 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.93 years | 6.69 years | 7.16 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 7.97 years | 7.69 years | 8.26 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 8.87 years | 8.87 years | 8.87 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Uganda was 8.87 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 years in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Uganda ranks 116th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.