Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 106.17 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda is 106.17, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 136.63 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.81, in 1970.
That places Uganda 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.81 | — |
| 1971 | 38.93 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 37.35 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 37.74 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 39.47 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 42.36 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 43.71 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 46.52 | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 47.82 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 46.93 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 48.57 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 51.17 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 57.38 | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 59.96 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 65.38 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 70.13 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 71.33 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 72.98 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 74.45 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 70.96 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 71.95 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 72.75 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 65.53 | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 70.2 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 70.23 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.33 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.21 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 118.07 | +65.8% |
| 1998 | 124.29 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 129.49 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 130.16 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 132.12 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 135.94 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 136.63 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 127.91 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 121.47 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 120.1 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 119.33 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 122.44 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 123.94 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 121.31 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 113.87 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 113.7 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 112.33 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 108.29 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 104.25 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 106.54 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 106.17 | -0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 106.17 is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.81, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 106.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +65.8% | 71.21 | 118.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.76 | 36.81 | 47.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.23 | 48.57 | 74.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.41 | 65.53 | 129.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127 | 119.33 | 136.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.81 | 104.25 | 121.31 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 56 Palau 106.94 compare
- 57 Bangladesh 106.49 compare
- 58 Vietnam 106.33 compare
- 60 Montenegro 106.11 compare
- 60 Reunion 106.11 compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 105.62 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Uganda was 106.17 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 136.63 in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.81 in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.