School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 4.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda is 4.69 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 4.69 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.46 million, in 1998.
Uganda ranks 17th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.46 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.55 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.83 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.92 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.10 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.68 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 4.69 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.50 million | 2.46 million | 2.55 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million | 2.62 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 million | 3.45 million | 4.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 million | 4.18 million | 4.69 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Uganda was 4.69 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 million in 1998.
- How does Uganda rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release