Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Uganda
Uganda: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 24.47 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Uganda, 1970–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 24.47 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2011.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Uganda peaked at 31.45 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.56, in 1976.
That places Uganda 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.62 | 7.56 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.98 | 9.56 | 11.53 | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.18 | 9.23 | 18.3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.27 | 15.41 | 31.45 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.53 | 22.59 | 24.47 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Uganda?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Uganda was 24.47 in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.45 in 2009.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.56 in 1976.
- How does Uganda rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.