Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda
Uganda: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda is 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda peaked at 7.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2021.
That places Uganda 123rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 121 Chad 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 122 Mali 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 124 Malawi 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 125 Yemen 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Uganda
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 207,238 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Uganda was 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Uganda ranks 123rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.