Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda
Uganda: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 38.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda, 1989–2022
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2022, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda stood at 38.0%.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda peaked at 44.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1989.
That places Uganda 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.5% | — |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +212.0% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +133.3% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 37.3% | 44.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Uganda was 38.0% in 2022, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.