Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 207,238 in 2017. β Volatile
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda, 1970β2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda is 207,238, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 207,238 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,471, in 1970.
Uganda ranks 35th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,176 | 21,471 | 36,442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,414 | 38,422 | 81,418 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,770 | 78,259 | 109,733 | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,964 | 110,366 | 168,376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,468 | 169,503 | 207,238 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
- Primary education, teachers 207,238 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Uganda was 207,238 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 207,238 in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,471 in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV Β· JSON β 48 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.